abaya
IPA: ʌbˈɑjʌ
noun
- Synonym of aba
- A surname from Tagalog.
Examples of "abaya" in Sentences
- The abaya was an unknown word in Urdu.
- Added a see also section with abadan, abaya, and aba.
- It does not mean the whole black dress called the Abaya.
- I'm guessing it was either jilbab and khimar, or abaya and niqab.
- I think that would leave you with chador, burqa, abaya, niqab, etc.
- Contrary to popular belief, the abaya is not mandated by the Qur'an.
- The abaya is a traditional dress and currently comes in different styles.
- Crocodiles inhabit both lakes and there is a crocodile farm near Lake Abaya.
- Female diplomat Latha Reddy was permitted not to wear the abaya or the hijab.
- Pinned to the abaya was a message that read, “She was a collaborator against Islam.”
- The abaya is a long over-garment essentially a robe-like dress with black as the most predominant color among Muslim women.
- A small minority of Muslim women in certain parts of the world wear what is known as the abaya (black cloak) and the niqab (face veil).
- State Department guidelines note, for example, that the religious police can "pressure women to wear" the full-length black covering known as an abaya, "and to cover their heads."