Palestinian Arabic

Thobna

Our clothes

Tatreez

Embroidery

Fenjaan

Arabic for small ceramic coffee cup

Dallah

Traditional Arabic coffee pot used to brew and serve Arabic coffee

Suhoor

Literal meaning of the dawn in Arabic or pre-dawn meal

Keffiyeh

Traditional Middle Eastern headdress made out of cotton with a unique checkered pattern that comes in red and white or black and white. It is worn by Arabs across the region to provide production from sunburn dust and sand. For Palestinians. The cafia is a symbol of Palestine nationalism and resistance that dates back to the revolt against the British mandate and British occupation. Today. It is a symbol of Palestinian solidarity.

Hijab

Headscarf sometimes one for cultural reason, sometimes one for religious reasons.

Niqab

Face fail everything below the eyes is covered

Loz freek

Farak

Rub the almonds

Arpillera

Narrative Cool square sewn by Chilean women used to make political statements and protests

Sandwicha

Vest also called sutra

A. Hlaam

Taboule

Middle Eastern salad made with tomatoes, finely chopped parsley, mint bulgur, wheat onion, seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice and salt

Oud

Middle Eastern guitar loot or mandolin

Al- sham

Another name for Damascus. Historical name bilad a. L- sham. Greater Syria. Refers to a region containing Lebanon, Sierra Palestine, Jordan parts of Iraq and parts of turkey and acquitted term

Faqoos

A vegetable that is smaller than a cucumber and slightly crunchier and sweeter. There is no equivalent in the US

Fasoos

Arabic for breaking wind farting

Tayta

Arabic for grandmother

Taweed

A form of compensation for the loss of employment like a form of severance

Qatr

Trops

Nada

Morning dew. Qatr a l- nada means the morning due on the trees

Mufti

Islamic scholar who interpret Islamic or Sharia law

Wadi

Valley or a riverbed that contains water only during heavy rain seasons

Sada

I like my pure unsweetened

Mazbouta

I like my tea just right a settle amount of sugar

Wasat

I like my tea with a medium amount of sugar

Helew

I like my tea, sweet and sugary

Malaka

I like one spoonful of sugar in my

Malaqtein

I like two spoons, two spoonfuls of sugar in my tea

Malaqa kbeer

I want one tablespoon or one large spoonful of sugar in my

Malaqa sgheer

I like 1 tsp or small spoonful of sugar in my tea

Hamza tea

T. From Damascus, Syria

Alghazaleen

Tea from, Jordan

Matmooj

Arabic meaning undulent or wavy appearance. It refers to the natural shades darkening and lightning like waves on fabric.

Qutibat rioj al-namla

Foot of the ant stitch

Tasneena

Blanket stitch

Qutibat rijil al-jaja

Chicken foot stitch

Rijil

Foot

Tazein

Decorative stitch

Manajel

Connecting stitch

Qutibal al-jozeh

Walnut stitch

Qutibat al-sensaal

Chain stitch

Qutibat tasreeja

Running stitch

Qutibat al-falahi

Cross stitch or Quaker stitch

Waste canvas

A loose weave canvas used as a guide for cross stitch on plain fabric. You simply sew the waste canvas on a piece of fabric with a running stitch to ensure that the canvas does not move while you embroider. Then you cross stitch the design directly on top. Once complete, canvas thread can be loosened by removing with tweezers.

Al- toq

The collar design is referenced as the necklace which is the motif found around the collar of the thobe

Melayah

Cape

Al- qamar

Chester Moon

Irdan sleeve

Sleeves that are long triangular pointed ends are usually left unembroidered because that part of the sleeve was tied behind their neck when they worked in the fields or around the house

Kum sleeves

Narrow rectangular sleeves are most often used in the embroidered dress of families

Maramiy tea

Tea is a hot black tea steep with sage

Lebena

Creamy yogurt spread that is commonly served at breakfast or as a snack across the Middle East. Delicious with drizzle of olive oil dipped with toasted pita bread black kalamata Olive

Tatreez

Arabic word for embroidery

Thobe

Ankle length embroidered dress with long sleeve worn by Arab women of Palestine, Jordan and Syria

Abaya

Long cloaker robe that can be worn over an ensemble covering a woman's head and body. It is not an unidentified traditional dress of the Middle Eastern region, either for men or women

Badawiyyy singular

Arabic speaking nomadic or semi-nomadic communities of the desert, especially of North Africa. The rear bean peninsula, Egypt, Palestine, Iraq, Syria and Jordan. Also referred in English as bedoon. Missed use to refer to identify traditional dress of the region. Both for men and women. Plural is bedu

Benayek

The side panels of the dress thobe skirt

Camp dress

A style that emerged in the Palestinian refugee camps during the 1960s to 1970s typically referring to those produced with the guidance of cooperatives such as inaash

Diya

The lower Hem of the thobe that spans the full circumference of the skirt opening. The bir saba style uses a blue embroidery on the Hem to ward off the evil eye and for protection

Durr’ah gombaz

Referring to either a particular style of men's dress or a front opening coat worn in the Galilee region by women

Fellah singular

Indigenous villagers farmers or agricultural laborers of North Africa. The araban peninsula, Egypt, Palestine, Iraq, Syria and Jordan. Plural is fellahin

First intifada

First widespread Palestinian uprising from December 8th 1987 to September 13th 1993

Ghudfeh

A traditional scarf and head covering from Al khalil region comprised of three embroidered long vertical panels

Habar

A shiny black fabric used in post 1948 Palestinian dresses usually made of synthetic material