shisha

See also: Shisha

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Ottoman Turkish شیشه şişe, from Classical Persian شیشه (šīša, glass, mirror).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːʃə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

shisha (countable and uncountable, plural shishas)

  1. (countable) An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah.
    Synonyms: hookah, hubbly bubbly, narghile
  2. The tobacco smoked in such a pipe, especially as mixed with molasses and flavour extract.
    Synonym: maassel
  3. (textiles) A type of embroidery with small pieces of reflective metal attached to the fabric.
    Synonym: mirrorwork

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Japanese

Romanization

shisha

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ししゃ

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiʃa/ [ˈʃi.ʃa]
  • Rhymes: -iʃa
  • Syllabification: shi‧sha

Noun

shisha f (plural shishas)

  1. shisha; hookah

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

shisha class IX (plural shisha class X)

  1. hourglass

Uzbek

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic шиша
Latin shisha
Perso-Arabic
(Afghanistan)

Noun

shisha (plural shishalar)

  1. glass
  2. bottle
    Synonym: butilka

Declension

Declension of shisha
singular plural
nominative shisha shishalar
genitive shishaning shishalarning
dative shishaga shishalarga
definite accusative shishani shishalarni
locative shishada shishalarda
ablative shishadan shishalardan
similative shishadek shishalardek
Possessive forms of shisha
1st person singular
singular plural
nominative shisham shishalarim
genitive shishamning shishalarimning
dative shishamga shishalarimga
definite accusative shishamni shishalarimni
locative shishamda shishalarimda
ablative shishamdan shishalarimdan
similative shishamdek shishalarimdek
2nd person singular
singular plural
nominative shishang shishalaring
genitive shishangning shishalaringning
dative shishangga shishalaringga
definite accusative shishangni shishalaringni
locative shishangda shishalaringda
ablative shishangdan shishalaringdan
similative shishangdek shishalaringdek
3rd person singular
singular plural
nominative shishasi shishalari
genitive shishasining shishalarining
dative shishasiga shishalariga
definite accusative shishasini shishalarini
locative shishasida shishalarida
ablative shishasidan shishalaridan
similative shishasidek shishalaridek
1st person plural
singular plural
nominative shishamiz shishalarimiz
genitive shishamizning shishalarimizning
dative shishamizga shishalarimizga
definite accusative shishamizni shishalarimizni
locative shishamizda shishalarimizda
ablative shishamizdan shishalarimizdan
similative shishamizdek shishalarimizdek
2nd person plural
singular plural
nominative shishangiz shishalaringiz
genitive shishangizning shishalaringizning
dative shishangizga shishalaringizga
definite accusative shishangizni shishalaringizni
locative shishangizda shishalaringizda
ablative shishangizdan shishalaringizdan
similative shishangizdek shishalaringizdek
3rd person plural
singular plural
nominative shishasi shishalari
genitive shishasining shishalarining
dative shishasiga shishalariga
definite accusative shishasini shishalarini
locative shishasida shishalarida
ablative shishasidan shishalaridan
similative shishasidek shishalaridek