
By the way, the origin of the word "tabby" comes from the French word tabis, which seems to have derived from a similar word for wavy-looking watered silk. And that word seems to have come from a district of Baghdad where such silk was made: "(al-)ʿAttābīyah, quarter of Baghdad where the silk was first made, lit., the quarter of (Prince) ʿAttāb" (Dictionary.com, look up "tabby")
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