shisha
See also: Shisha
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Ottoman Turkish شیشه şişe, from Classical Persian شیشه (šīša, “glass, mirror”).
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Noun edit
shisha (countable and uncountable, plural shishas)
- (countable) An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah.
- Synonyms: hookah, hubbly bubbly, narghile
- The tobacco smoked in such a pipe, especially as mixed with molasses and flavour extract.
- Synonym: maassel
- (textiles) A type of embroidery with small pieces of reflective metal attached to the fabric.
- Synonym: mirrorwork
Translations edit
arabic water-pipe — see hookah
Further reading edit
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Romanization edit
shisha
Spanish edit
Noun edit
shisha f (plural shishas)
Uzbek edit
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Cyrillic | шиша (shisha) |
| Latin | shisha |
| Perso-Arabic | |
Noun edit
shisha (plural shishalar)
Declension edit
Declension of shisha
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | shisha | shishalar |
| genitive | shishaning | shishalarning |
| dative | shishaga | shishalarga |
| definite accusative | shishani | shishalarni |
| locative | shishada | shishalarda |
| ablative | shishadan | shishalardan |
Possessive forms of shisha