تُبَّانٌ

Small سَرَاوِيل [or breeches], (S, Mgh, K,) without legs, [i. e. having only two holes through which to put the legs,] (TA in article ثفر,) [made of linen, and of leather,] of the measure of a span, (S, Mgh,) such as to conceal the anterior and posterior pudenda (S, Mgh, K, TA) only; (TA;) worn by sailors (S, Mgh) [and by wrestlers]: or a thing like سراويل: (M, Msb:) or a thing like small سراويل: (T:) [it is an arabicized word, from the Persian تُنْبَانٌ:] the Arabs make it masculine (T, M, Msb) and feminine: (Msb:) plural تَبَابِينُ. (T, Msb.)

Perseus ID: n3768