xhybe

Albanian

Alternative forms

• xhubë, xhube — dialectal

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جبه (cübbe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒybe/, (archaic) /d͡ʒyˈbe/
• Rhymes: -ybe, -e

Noun

xhybe f (plural xhybe, definite xhybja or (archaic) xhybeja)

1. jubbah, worn especially by dervishes and imams
2. A long sleeveless women's gown loose near the feet.

   Hypernym: pallto

3. (figurative, derogatory) cover to conceal true intentions

Related terms

• xhipun
• xhubletë
• xhup

 

References

• “xhybe”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2202b
• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “xhybe”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 516
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “xhybe”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 571b
• Meyer, G. (1891) “džubɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 82