Dictionary

‘Araqchīn: (Persian: skullcap, synonym: ṭāqīyah / ṭāgīyah, gahfīyah, shashiyah ),  customarily it is a short, rounded, bowl resembling, cloth skull cap. It can come in a variety of forms and finishes and often embroidered, crocheted, or knitted. It is worn by itself or under other head garments, by men throughout the Arab and Muslim worlds. The letter (qāf) is colloquially pronounced (ga).

Gaḥfīyah (Arabic: skullcap, synonym: ‘araqchīn, ṭāqīyah / ṭāgīyah, shashiyah), a short, rounded, crocheted, or knitted skull cap, worn by itself or under other head garments, by men throughout the Arab and Muslim worlds. Colloquially the letter (qāf) is pronounced (ga).

Kīs_salāh: (Arabic, kīs: bag, salāh: prayer), in the UAE this refers to a pair of foot size cloth pouches with basic draw strings worn on the feet at prayers to cover them as an added sign of piety.

Shalḥah: (Arabic), slip. 

Bruwī (Arabic; Yabrī: to sculpt, synonyms: talli_shakil, traf),  colloquially in the UAE refers to the talli band that creates the edge or ending on the cuffs (bādilah) and can come in different designs. 

Tallī_ghūlī_mraba’: (Arabic, talli: tala’, ghuli: Colloquial UAE: snake, Arabic, mraba’: square), a direct reference to (talli_ghuli) a specific pattern used in traditional tallī making, an undulating line zig-zag line (four running stitches up and four down) that resembles the snake’s movement.  Where the top and bottom portions are in a straight square pattern (mraba’).  It generally requires ten spools (dhahārī) of thread, one metallic straw (khūṣah), and twelve hours of work to obtain a meter cord.

‘Um: (Arabic: mother), a sign of respect or formality, women are not addressed by their own names, rather as mother of, then adding the name of the eldest son as in Um Mohammed. Also can mean: with, for example (‘um mishakhiṣ) meaning with gold embellishment.

Milfa’: (Arabic: to cover), shawl or veil worn by women in the Arab Gulf regions and some areas of the Levant to cover the head.

Takshīṭah: (Arabic) – a traditional Moroccan dress, worn by women during weddings and special celebrations, which consists of multiple layers of garments, ranging from two to seven. A belt (madamah) is worn at the waist to create a feminine silhouette.

Wishāḥ: (Arabic: scarf, pl. ‘awshiḥah, washā’ḥ, wushuḥ), usually a rectangular piece of cloth loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, and sometimes also over the head.

Daffah: (Arabic: side, synonyms: ‘Abā, ‘abāyah, ‘abāh, ‘abāt, bisht or mishlaḥ), public long and wide outer cloak without sleeves worn by both sexes. In time this article of dress evolved and changed in shape, style, and function. 

Ghishwah: (Arabic: ghashā: to cover), the term is applied to any sheer fabric such as shawl, head scarf or veil (shaylah) if draped off the head to conceal the face, in Arab gulf dialect.