كافيه

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From French café. Doublet of قهوة (gahwa, “coffee”).

Pronunciation

• (KW) IPA^(key): /kəˈfeː/, /kɑːˈfeː/

Noun

كافيه • (kafē/kāfē) m (dual كافيهين (kāfēhēn), plural كافيهات (kāfēhāt))

1. coffee shop; café; a modern establishment, which usually offers a convenient place to stay, socialise, and work, in which coffee and other light foods are served

   Synonym: كوفي شوب (kōfī šob)

2. traditional meeting shops in which hookah or other types of smokable products are consumed.

   Synonyms: قهوة (gahwa), شيشة (šīša)

3. (rare, only in borrowings) coffee, type of coffee

   جربت كافيه لاتيه الي شريته امس؟

   jarrabt kāfē latē illi širēta ams?

   Have you tried Café Latté that I bought yesterday?

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From French café.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːˈfeː/, [kaːˈfe̞ː]

Noun

كافيه • (kāfē) m (dual كافيهين (kāfēhēn), plural كافيهات (kāfēhāt))

1. café

   Synonyms: مَقْهى (magha), قَهْوَة (gahwa)

See also

• كافية (kāfya, “enough f.”)