noun · neutersecond declension
sarabāra
sarabāra n pl (genitive sarabārōrum)
Classical[sa.raˈbaː.ra]Ecclesiastical[sa.raˈbaː.ra]
Meaning
- wide trousers, such as those worn in the Eastern lands.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sarabāra | sarabāra sarabārae |
| genitive | sarabārae | sarabārōrum sarabārārum |
| dative | sarabārae | sarabārīs |
| accusative | sarabāram | sarabāra sarabārās |
| ablative | sarabārā | sarabārīs |
| vocative | sarabāra | sarabāra sarabārae |
sărăbāra, ōrum (collat. form sără-balla, Hier. Ep. 1, 9), n., or ae, f. Persian; cf. Gesen. under ],
I. wide trowsers, such as are worn in the East, Tert. Pall. 4; id. Res. Carn. 58; Hier. ad Dan. 3, 21; cf. Isid. Orig. 19, 23, 2.—Form sarabala, Vulg. Dan. 3, 94.
Origins
From Ancient Greek σαράβᾱρα (sarábāra), itself from an Iranian language; see Persian شلوار (šalvâr) for more.