عَبَاءَةٌ

, (Msb, K, TA,) as also عَبَايَةٌ, (Msb, TA,) a dialect var., with ى in the place of the ء, (Msb,) or the ء is a substitute for ى, (TA,) and ↓ عَبَاءٌ, (K,) or this is a plural, like عَبَااتٌ, (Msb,) [or rather the former of these two is a coll. gen. n. of which عَبَاءَةٌ is the n. un.,] A well-known [sort of woollen garment of the kind called] كِسَاء, (L, K, TA,) in which are [generally] stripes; and said to be a جُبَّة [q. v.] of wool. (TA.) [See also article عبى: and for a description and representation of the عباية now most commonly worn in Egypt and Arabia and Syria, see my “ Modern Egyptians. ”]