The word 'abaya' is correct and usable in written English.
An abaya is a traditional garment worn by women in some Middle Eastern countries. For example, you could write: "The woman wore a beautiful black abaya with intricate silver embroidery."
The image of the young woman, whose abaya was pulled over her head exposing her blue bra, marked the beginning of a new kind of fight.
But in places like Jeddah, away from the conservative Nejd region, women wear their cloak, or abaya, more loosely; and women can mingle with men, contrary to the law.
Most women have a wardrobe of options; abaya shops abound.
Women, foreign and local, must wear an abaya (a few get away with long coats) in public places.
They must learn to influence men without seeming to direct them.In this section Ranbaxy's chronic maladies Bombardier lights a fuse Tencent's worth Plugging away Two (motorised) wheels better Enter Amazon Managing under the abaya Losing streak Tweeting the IPO launch The grocers' great trek The future of the Firm ReprintsThere are also practical difficulties running such a programme.
The only other women I pass are a Filipina worker, and a woman wearing an abaya, a long black garment, and a sheila, a headscarf that rests loosely on the head, which most Emirati women wear.I hail a taxi and head for the Hilton Hotel, on the Corniche.
We met with leaders of the Gulf's sovereign wealth fund, the governor of the Central Bank of Qatar, the minister of finance, the team behind the Doha World Cup bid and even dined on a table next to Roger Federer! Back on campus everyone was keen to share their experiences: from being a woman under the abaya in Saudi Arabia, to experiencing New Year's in a remote Kenyan village.
In Iran, a theocracy, and Saudi Arabia, a monarchy reliant on clerical support, women must wear a hijab (head covering) and abaya (long cloak) respectively.
The women wear an abaya, a full-length cloak.
Before the Gulf war, only religious Shia Muslim women wore the abaya, the traditional head-to-toe black cloak.
