پيپ

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

• بيب (bēb /⁠bēb, pēp⁠/)

Etymology

From Persian پیپ (pip), from French pipe. Doublet of پايپ (“fluid transportation pipe”).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait, Qatari Gulf Arabic) IPA^(key): /peːp/
• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /beːb/

Noun

پيپ • (pēp) m (dual پيپين (pēpēn), plural پيپات (pēpāt))

1. a smoking pipe

Related terms

• مدواخ (midwāḵ, “traditional Emirati smoking pipe”)