پيپ

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

  • بيب (bēb /⁠bēb, pēp⁠/)

Etymology

From Persian پیپ (pip),[1] from French pipe. Doublet of پايپ (“fluid transportation pipe”).

Pronunciation

Noun

پيپ • (pēp) m (dual پيپين (pēpēn), plural پيپات (pēpāt))

  1. a smoking pipe
  • مدواخ (midwāḵ, “traditional Emirati smoking pipe”)

References

  1. ^ Bukshaisha, 1985. An Experimental Phonetic Study of Some Aspects of Qatari Arabic. p. 12
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