The abaya (colloquially and more typically, Arabic: ????? ?ab?yah, specifically in Literary Arabic: ????? ?ab?'ah; plural ?????? ?ab?y?t, ?????? ?ab?'?t), often also called an aba, is a straightforward, free above-garment, effectively a robe-like costume, worn by some women in the Muslim environment which include most of the Center East, North Afri