See also: شیشه and شیشہ

Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe), from Persian شیشه (šiše).

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شيشة (šīšaf (plural شِيَش (šiyaš))

  1. hookah
  2. traditional meeting shops in which hookah or other types of smokable products are consumed.
    Synonym: قهوة (gahwa)
  3. (dialectal, dated, Saudi Arabia) gas station; petrol station[1]
    Synonyms: محطة بانزين (maḥaṭṭa-t bānzīn), بانزين خانة (banzīn-ḵāna)

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Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe), from Persian شیشه (šiše).

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شيشة (šīšaf (plural شيش (šiyaš))

  1. hookah
    Synonym: أَرْقيلة (ʼargīla)

Libyan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe).

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شيشة (šīšaf (plural شيش (šyaŝ))

  1. bottle
  2. hookah