أرجيلة

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء ر ج ل
2 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish نارگیله (nargile), from Classical Persian نارگیله (nârgile).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔar.ɡiː.le/, [ʔarˈɡiː.le]
  • IPA(key): /ʔar.ɡiː.la/, [ʔarˈɡiː.la]
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Noun

أرجيلة • (ʔargīle) f (plural أراكيل (ʔarāgīl))

  1. narghile, hookah, water pipe
    Synonym: نفس (nafas)
    بتشرب أرجيلة؟ ― btišrab ʔargīle ― Do you smoke hookah?

Derived terms

  • أرجل (ʔargal, “to smoke argileh”)
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