Etymology

Reborrowed from Arabic قَبَاء ‎(qabāʾ), from Middle Persian kpʾh ‎(kabāh, “garment, cloak”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- ‎(“to split, cut”). Cognate to Khotanese khapa ‎(“dress”). Perhaps cognate with Latin cappa ‎(“cape”).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ɢæbɒː]