E. Ind. Also erron. jamma(h. [Urdū (Pers.) jāmah garment.] The long cotton gown worn by Hindoos.
1776. Trial Thomas Fowke, 1. He said, he had that instant made his escape…. His jammah was torn.
1800. Asiat. Ann. Reg., Misc. Tr., 257/1. They were in plain muslin jamahs and coloured turbans and kummerbunds.
1832. G. A. Herklots, trans. Qanoon-e-Islam, App. xi. The Mohummudans tie their jāmas on the right side; the Hindoos on the left.
