"Shalvar" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Shalvar, Iran.
Sirwal, also sherwal, saroual,[1][2]seroual, sarouel or serouel[3] (Arabic: سِرْوَال (sirwāl),[nb 1] also known, in some contexts, as (a subtype of) Harem pants, are a form of trousers. 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.[4] 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.[5][6] The sirwal is also worn by communities in North India.[7]
19th century Ottomans dressed with Shalvar(1829) MADDEN, Richard Robert wearing Ottoman-style Shalvar in Syria
The drawstring allows the sirwal to be worn at either the waist or hip level.
There are two types of sirwal, long and short. Short sarawil are worn by most Saudi men. Men of the Western Region usually wear long sarawil.
Uniformsedit
Algerian soldier of the French Army wearing seroual trousers as part of his zouave style uniform 1913.Long, white Sirwal
The seroual formed part of the standard uniform for the Mameluke[1][2][8] squadrons of Napoleon's Imperial Guard, and for the North African zouave, spahi and tirailleur regiments of the French Army from 1830 to 1962. The French Army version of the seroual was notable for being cut so widely that it did not require two separate trouser legs. During the American Civil War a number of volunteer regiments, designated as zouaves, also wore seroual breeches, though these were usually of chasseur design, being simply baggier versions of conventional trousers.[3]
^"Sirwāl" in Walther Björkman (1997), Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd ed., volume IX: San–Sze, edited by C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W. P. Heinrichs and the late G. Lecomte, Leiden: E. J. Brill, ISBN90-04-10422-4, page 676
^"الثقافة الشعبية". www.folkculturebh.org. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
^Sikh Cultural Centre., (2003) The Sikh Review, Volume 51, Issues 1-6; Volume 51, Issues 589-594 [1]
^Thomas, Nigel (2012) Armies in the Balkans 1914-18, p. 23. Osprey Publishing. At Google Books. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
January 01, 1970
sirwal, shalvar, redirects, here, village, iran, shalvar, iran, also, sherwal, saroual, seroual, sarouel, serouel, arabic, ال, sirwāl, also, known, some, contexts, subtype, harem, pants, form, trousers, word, persian, origin, shalwār, borrowed, into, greek, σα. Shalvar redirects here For the village in Iran see Shalvar Iran Sirwal also sherwal saroual 1 2 seroual sarouel or serouel 3 Arabic س ر و ال sirwal nb 1 also known in some contexts as a subtype of Harem pants are a form of trousers The word is of Persian origin shalwar was borrowed into Greek as sarabara sarabara loose trousers worn by Scythians The words used in Balkan languages came through the Ottoman Turks and did not continue the Ancient Greek designation 4 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 5 6 The sirwal is also worn by communities in North India 7 19th century Ottomans dressed with Shalvar 1829 MADDEN Richard Robert wearing Ottoman style Shalvar in Syria The drawstring allows the sirwal to be worn at either the waist or hip level Contents 1 Types 2 Uniforms 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesTypes editIt is usually made from cotton linen or polyester Sometimes the cuff features embroidery There are two types of sirwal long and short Short sarawil are worn by most Saudi men Men of the Western Region usually wear long sarawil Uniforms edit nbsp Algerian soldier of the French Army wearing seroual trousers as part of his zouave style uniform 1913 nbsp Long white Sirwal The seroual formed part of the standard uniform for the Mameluke 1 2 8 squadrons of Napoleon s Imperial Guard and for the North African zouave spahi and tirailleur regiments of the French Army from 1830 to 1962 The French Army version of the seroual was notable for being cut so widely that it did not require two separate trouser legs During the American Civil War a number of volunteer regiments designated as zouaves also wore seroual breeches though these were usually of chasseur design being simply baggier versions of conventional trousers 3 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sirwal Pajamas Shalwar kameez Salwar SharovaryNotes edit Persian شلوار salvar Kurdish شه واڵ shawal Tat salvarUrdu شلوار shalwar Turkish salvarAzerbaijani salvarKazakh shalbar salbar Serbo Croatian shalvare Bengali স ল য র shalwar References edit a b Strachan Edward 2009 Russian Orientalism amp Constantinople p 150 Sphinx Fine Art At Google Books Retrieved 23 August 2013 a b Pawly Ronald 2012 Napoleon s Mamelukes p 46 Osprey Publishing At Google Books Retrieved 23 August 2013 a b Smith Robin 1996 American Civil War Zouaves p 52 Osprey Publishing At Google Books Retrieved 23 August 2013 F Steingass Persian English Dictionary p 758a Liddell amp Scott A Greek English Lexicon Sirwal in Walther Bjorkman 1997 Encyclopaedia of Islam 2nd ed volume IX San Sze edited by C E Bosworth E van Donzel W P Heinrichs and the late G Lecomte Leiden E J Brill ISBN 90 04 10422 4 page 676 الثقافة الشعبية www folkculturebh org Retrieved 17 August 2018 Sikh Cultural Centre 2003 The Sikh Review Volume 51 Issues 1 6 Volume 51 Issues 589 594 1 Thomas Nigel 2012 Armies in the Balkans 1914 18 p 23 Osprey Publishing At Google Books Retrieved 23 August 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sirwal amp oldid 1177705226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
