Gulf Arabic edit

 
water pipe in Wādī-l-Wurayʿa, United Arab Emirates
 

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From English pipe. Doublet of پيپ (pēp, smoking pipe).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /pɑːjp/, [pʰäːɪ̯p˭]
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /bɑːjb/, [b̥äːɪ̯b̥]

Noun edit

پايپ (pāypm (dual پايپين (pāypēn), plural پايپات (pāypāt))

  1. a fluid or gas-transportation pipe