tabb- root words — words with the tabb- root

The root tabb- comes from Arabic attabi, meaning striped silk taffeta (from al-Attabiya, a Baghdad quarter). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including tabbies. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tabb- root

Explore words with tabb- — words containing the tabb- root and sharing its sense of "striped silk taffeta (from al-Attabiya, a Baghdad quarter)". Examples include tabbies. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tabb- mean?

The tabb- root means striped silk taffeta (from al-Attabiya, a Baghdad quarter), from Arabic attabi. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.