شيشة

See also: شیشه and شیشہ

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe), from Persian شیشه (šiše).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːʃə/

Noun

شيشة • (šīša) f (plural شِيَش (šiyaš))

1. hookah
2. traditional meeting shops in which hookah or other types of smokable products are consumed.

   Synonym: قهوة (gahwa)

3. (dialectal, dated, Saudi Arabia) gas station; petrol station

   Synonyms: محطة بانزين (maḥaṭṭa-t bānzīn), بانزين خانة (banzīn-ḵāna)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe), from Persian شیشه (šiše).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːʃa/

Noun

شيشة • (šīša) f (plural شيش (šiyaš))

1. hookah

   Synonym: أَرْقيلة (ʼargīla)

Libyan Arabic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiːʃa/

Noun

شيشة (šīša) f (plural شيش (šyaŝ))

1. bottle
2. hookah