English
keffiyeh
Keffiyeh comes from Arabic كُوفِيَّة.
- Arabicc. 500–presentكُوفِيَّةkūfiyya
- Englishearliest quotation 1951keffiyeh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentكُوفِيَّةkūfiyya
- Englishearliest quotation 1951keffiyeh
Earliest quotation: 1951, Agatha Christie: “Hos head showed again the dignity of the Arab…”
Every English word from Arabic كُوفِيَّة
Today it means
noun An Iraqi headdress from the city of Kufa that is traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic كُوفِيَّة / keffiyeh