Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thobe

/θəʊb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: thobe
IPA: /θəʊb/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ankle-length robe with long sleeves, worn by some Arab men and traditionally by Palestinian women.

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Arabic ثَوْب (ṯawb).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: ث و ب, Thobe

Inflected Forms

thobes (plural) thawb (alternative) thoub (alternative)

Synonyms

dishdasha kandura khameez suriyah

Rhymes With

globe probe robe lobe loeb strobe tobe latrobe jobe grobe mobe bobe

Questions

How do you pronounce thobe?: The recorded pronunciation is /θəʊb/.
What does thobe mean?: An ankle-length robe with long sleeves, worn by some Arab men and traditionally by Palestinian women.
Where does thobe come from?: It is traced to German.

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