Jambiya

A jambiya, also spelled janbiya, jambya, jambia and janbia (Arabic: جنبية janbiyyah), also known as a shibriyeh (Arabic: شبرية shibriyyah) in the Levant, is a specific type of dagger with a short curved blade with a medial ridge that originated from Yemen.^[1]^[2] They have spread to other countries in the Middle East, to other countries in the Arab world, and to parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia.^[3]^[4] Men typically above the age of 14 wear it as an accessory to their clothing.^[5]

^ ""الجنابي الصينية".. تراث يمني مستورد".
^ Vigne, Lucy; Martin, Esmond (2008-06-30). "Yemen's attitudes towards rhino horn and jambiyas". Pachyderm. 44: 45–53. ISSN 1026-2881.
^ Cammann, Schuyler V. R. (1977). "Cult of the Jambīya. Dagger wearing in Yemen". www.penn.museum. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
^ Gustainis, Justin (26 March 2013). Play with fire & midnight at the oasis: Morris and Chastain investigations. Solaris. ISBN 9781849975001.
^ Gama, Vasco Da; Ames, Glenn Joseph (2009). Em Nome De Deus: The journal of the first voyage of Vasco Da Gama to India, 1497-1499. BRILL. p. 56. ISBN 978-90-04-17643-0.

[1] ""الجنابي الصينية".. تراث يمني مستورد".

[2] Vigne, Lucy; Martin, Esmond (2008-06-30). "Yemen's attitudes towards rhino horn and jambiyas". Pachyderm. 44: 45–53. ISSN 1026-2881.

[3] Cammann, Schuyler V. R. (1977). "Cult of the Jambīya. Dagger wearing in Yemen". www.penn.museum. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

[4] Gustainis, Justin (26 March 2013). Play with fire & midnight at the oasis: Morris and Chastain investigations. Solaris. ISBN 9781849975001.

[GamaAmes2009-5] Gama, Vasco Da; Ames, Glenn Joseph (2009). Em Nome De Deus: The journal of the first voyage of Vasco Da Gama to India, 1497-1499. BRILL. p. 56. ISBN 978-90-04-17643-0.

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