jambiya

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jambiya

/d͡ʒæmˈbiːə/
/d͡ʒæmˈbiːɑ/

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Borrowed from Arabic جَنْبِيَّة (janbiyya).

noun jambiyas · jambia · jambiyah · jambya · janbiya · janbiyah

An Arabian (especially Yemeni) dagger with a short curved blade that is worn on a belt.

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noun dagger

日本語	ジャンビーヤ janbīya
العربية	جَنْبِيَّة janbiyya

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"jambiya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jambiya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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jambiya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jambiya

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"jambiya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jambiya.

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@misc{jambiya_2026,
  title = {jambiya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jambiya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}