Dictionary

Ibṭ: (Arabic: underarm/armpit, pl. bītān, synonym: bāt, tkhrāṣah, tnfāyah/tnfājah), 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). 

Tnfajah: Tnfājah: (Arabic: fajah/fa’j: panel/ section or land synonym: ibt, bāt tkhrāṣah, khishtq), 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 Arab gulf region, where the letter (jīm) is pronounced (yā’).

Tnfāyah: (Arabic: fajah/fa’j: panel/ section or land, synonym: ibt, bāt, tkhrāṣah, khishtq), a more rectangular form of a 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 Arab gulf region, where the letter (jīm) is pronounced (yā’).

Msarraḥ:(Arabic: straight line, pl. sarāyiḥ), a traditional overgarment (thawb), adorned in vertical stripes on the sides, worn across the Arab gulf region.

Bukhnug: (Arabic: khanaq: to choke, pl. bakhānq, bakhānk), a form of veil (Niqāb), serves as a (hijāb) used by young girls and women, to cover the head, neck, and upper body, the sides of which are pinned, or sewn, under the chin. Colloquially, the letter (qāf) is pronounced (ga).

Baythāmah (Arabic: baythām: almond), colloquially in the Arab gulf states the term refers to the almond or paisley shape on embroidery or print resembling the shape of the almond seed.

Cross-stitch: An embroidery technique of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture.

Firmlah: (Unknown, synonyms: sadār, sadrīyah, sadārah, sitrah) short or medium length vest, waistcoat, or corset worn by both men and women across Arab countries in North Africa.

Macrame: makrəˌmā: (Arabic: karam: tree with dangling grapes), ornamental fringe. The art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make decorative articles. Earliest recorded uses of macramé-style knots as decoration appeared in Babylonian and Assyrian carvings.

Kimono: kəˈmōnō,kəˈmōn: (Japanese: thing to wear on shoulders), a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan.

Chinoiserie: Shēn wäzə rē (French: Chinese style), European interpretation and imitation of Chinese and east Asian artistic traditions in fashion, decorative arts, garden design, architecture, literature, theatre, and music.

Ghlīlah: (diminutive of the Arabic: ghlālah: waistcoat, synonyms: sadār, sadrīyah, sadārah, strah) short or medium length waistcoat worn generally with balloon pants (sarwāl mdawar) also known as (sarawāl chlqah).