أرجيلة

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ء ر ج ل‎
2 terms
‏أكم من أركيلة‎‎ ― some hookah pipes

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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