Definition
An alternative spelling of galabiyyah; a long traditional robe worn in Arab countries.
Etymology
A variant transliteration from Arabic 'galabiyyah.' English borrowed this word directly from Arabic, but different transliteration systems created multiple spellings.
Kelly Says
The multiple English spellings of this word (galabia, galabiyyah, gallabiya) show how Arabic-to-English transliteration is inconsistent—there's no official system, so different translators made different choices.
Translations
ARالعربية
غَلاَبِيَّة
ɡħa-la-ˈbiː-jat
BNবাংলা
গলাবিয়া
ɡa-la-ˈbi-a
CACatalà
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbjɑ
CSČeština
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbja
DADansk
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbjɑ
DEDeutsch
Galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbiː-a
ELΕλληνικά
γαλαβία
ɡa-la-ˈβja
ESEspañol
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈβja
FAفارسی
گالابیا
ɡa-la-ˈbi-a
FISuomi
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbia
FRFrançais
galabia
ɡala-ˈbjɑ
GUGU
ગાલાબિયા
ɡa-la-ˈbi-a
HEעברית
גלאביה
ɡa-la-ˈvi-a
HIहिन्दी
ग़लबीया
ɡa-lbi-ˈjaː
HUMagyar
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbia
IDBahasa Indonesia
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbia
ITItaliano
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbjɑ
JA日本語
ガラボビア
ɡa-ra-bo-bi-a
KKKK
галәбия
ɡa-la-ˈbi-ja
MSBahasa Melayu
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbia
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလာဗီယာ
ɡa-la-ˈbi-ja
NLNederlands
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbja
NONorsk
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbjɑ
PLPolski
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbjɑ
PTPortuguês
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbja
RORomână
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbia
RUРусский
галабия
ɡa-la-ˈbi-ja
SVSvenska
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbja
SWKiswahili
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbia
TAதமிழ்
கலாபியா
ka-la-ˈbi-a
TEతెలుగు
గలాబియా
ɡa-la-ˈbi-a
THไทย
กาลาเบีย
ɡa-la-ˈbɛː-ja
TRTürkçe
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbiː-a
UKУкраїнська
галабія
ɡa-la-ˈbi-ja
URاردو
گلابیہ
ɡa-la-ˈbiːh
VITiếng Việt
galabia
ɡa-la-ˈbia