English
farmla
Farmla comes from Arabic فَرْمَلَة.
- Arabicc. 500–presentفَرْمَلَةfarmala
- Englishearliest quotation 1985farmla
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentفَرْمَلَةfarmala
- Englishearliest quotation 1985farmla
Earliest quotation: 1985, Caroline Stone, The Embroideries of North Africa: “There were also the gold-embroidered sleeveless jackets, farmla, and…”
Every English word from Arabic فَرْمَلَة
Today it means
noun A traditional vest worn by men in Tunisia and Libya.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic فَرْمَلَة / farmla