Dictionary

Tallī_minsharah_ghūlī : (Arabic: minshārah: a saw, Colloquial UAE: ghūlī: snake), a combination of two (tallī) motifs: (talli_minsharah) & (talli_ghuli), saw tooth and snake motifs in one. It requires 28 spools (dhahārī) of thread, 4 metallic straw (khūṣah), and 25 hours of work to obtain a meter-long cord.

Tallī_janah_warag: (Arabic: janah: heaven, warag: leaf or paper), colloquially in UAE it refers to a simple leaf pattern celebrated as a leaf from heaven. It requires 9 spools (dhahārī) of thread, 1 metallic straw (khūṣah), and 12 hours of work to obtain a meter cord to obtain a meter long cord.

Tallī_minshārah_bū_rāsaīn: (Arabic: minshārah: a saw, rās: head), where rāsaīn means two heads, thus it refers to a double version of (tallī_minshārah) motif. It requires 20 spools (dhahārī) of thread, 2 metallic straw (khūṣah), and 24 hours of work to obtain a meter-long cord.

Saqātī: (Arabic: saqat: fall), UAE colloquial in reference to plain everyday overgarments (athwāb) or tunics (kanādīr), devoid of any added embellishments. Customarily used at home or by elderly women.   

Khishtq: (colloquial Arab Gulf, synonym: ibt, bāt tkhrāṣah, tnfājah, tnfāyah), a more rectangular form of gusset (tkhrasah) found typically on men’s tunics. A piece of fabric inserted into the seam to add breadth or reduce stress from tight-fitting clothing. Used for underarms on tunic dresses, it can also refer to side sleeve panels on overgarments (thāwb). colloquially in the Arab gulf region, where the letter (jīm) is pronounced (yā’).

Ghandūrah: (Arabic, pl. qanādīr, synonyms: qandurah, darā’ah, dishdāshah, jalābah, jallābīyah, qaftan, mqta’, thawb or tobe), a loose, short or long-sleeved, shirt like (qamis) tunic with frontal neckline opening, worn by both sexes. Each Arab region has a different term for what is essentially a similar garment with various small differences.

Chmūm (Arabic: kum: sleeve, pl. akmām, synonym: kum, chmūm, jinān), sleeves. Colloquially the letter (kāf) is pronounced (cha) in Arab gulf region.

Kmūm  (Arabic: kum: sleeve, pl. akmām, synonym: kum, chmūm, jinān), sleeves.

Kum (Arabic: kum: sleeve, pl. akmām, synonym: kmūm, chmūm, jinān), sleeves.

Fḥūḥ: (Arabic: faḥ: cut into pieces pl. fḥūḥ), segment or panel.

Bdan: (Arabic: bdan: body, synonym: bdinah), generally refers to the central body panel on garments in most Arab Gulf dialect. 

Bīṭān: (Arabic: underarm/armpit, sg. Bāt/ ibt, synonym: ibt, bāt, tkhrāṣah, tnfāyah, bnqīyah), gusset, a triangular or rhomboidal piece of fabric inserted into the seam to add breadth or reduce stress from tight-fitting clothing. Used for underarms on tunic dresses, side sleeve panels on overgarments (thāwb), and undergarments (ṣarāwl).