Sirwal

A Long Sirwal The Sirwal ( Arabic : سِرْوَال , Turkish : Shalwar), also known as Punjabi pants , are a form of Arabic pants predating the Christian era . They are typically worn in the Arabian Peninsula and other primarily Muslim countries. The drawstring allows a sirwal to be worn at either the waist or hip level. Sirwal are worn by both sexes–under the thawb , by women under a skirt , or alone with some sort of loose top.

A long sirwal The sirwal , saroual , seroual , sarouel or serouel ( šalvār ; sirwāl ; , ), also known as punjabi pants , are a form of baggy trousers predating the Christian era . They are typically worn in Muslim countries, but also extensively in the Greek countryside (and other places in the Balkans that were influenced by Ottoman Turks ) prior to World War II . The trousers are not originally an Arab garment but were introduced from Persia to Muslim countries. The sirwal is also worn by other communities in North India . The drawstring allows the sirwal to be worn at either the waist or hip level. Sirwal are worn by men under the thawb , or alone with some sort of loose top. The word is of Persian origin; [shalwār] (F. The words used in Balkan languages came through the Ottoman Turks and did not continue the Ancient Greek designation. "Sirwāl" in Walther Björkman ( 1997 ), Encyclopaedia of Islam , 2nd ed., volume IX: San–Sze, edited by C. Heinrichs and the late G.

Ottomans dressed with Sirwal (1829) MADDEN, Richard Robert wearing a Sirwal in Syria Sirwal , also saroual , seroual , sarouel or serouel ( ( sirwāl ); ( šalvâr ); ( shawal ); ( shalwâr ); ; ; ( şalbar ); ( shalwar )), also known as punjabi pants and, in some contexts, as (a subtype of) Harem pants , are a form of baggy trousers predating the Christian era . They are typically worn in Muslim countries, but also extensively in the Greek countryside and other places in the Balkans that were influenced by Ottoman Turks prior to World War II . The trousers are not originally an Arab garment but were introduced from Persia to other Mideastern regions . The sirwal is also worn by communities in North India . The drawstring allows the sirwal to be worn at either the waist or hip level. The word is of Persian origin; [shalwār] (F. The words used in Balkan languages came through the Ottoman Turks and did not continue the Ancient Greek designation. "Sirwāl" in Walther Björkman ( 1997 ), Encyclopaedia of Islam , 2nd ed., volume IX: San–Sze, edited by C. Heinrichs and the late G.

Loose trousers of ancient origin "Shalvar" redirects here. The word is of Persian origin; shalwār was borrowed into Greek as σαράβαρα sarábāra , "loose trousers worn by Scythians ". The words used in Balkan languages came through the Ottoman Turks and did not continue the Ancient Greek designation. They are typically worn in Muslim countries, but also extensively in the Polish Commonwealth , in Mallorca , in the Greek countryside, and other places in the Balkans that were influenced by Ottoman Turks prior to World War I . The trousers are not originally an Arab garment but were introduced from Persia to other Mideastern regions . The sirwal is also worn by communities in North India . The drawstring allows the sirwal to be worn at either the waist or hip level. Heinrichs and the late G. Sikh Cultural Centre., (2003) The Sikh Review, Volume 51, Issues 1-6; Volume 51, Issues 589-594 [1] There are <ref group=nb> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ).