شيش

Egyptian Arabic

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Middle Persian [script needed] (šyšk' /⁠šīšag⁠/)

Classical Persian شِیشَه (šīša)bor.

Old Anatolian Turkish شیشه (şīşä)

Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe)bor.

Egyptian Arabic شيش

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiːʃ/

Noun

شيش • (šīš) m

1. window shutter

   Synonym: شتر (šatar)

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Root
ش ي ش
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Middle Persian [script needed] (šyšk' /⁠šīšag⁠/)

Classical Persian شِیشَه (šīša)bor.

Old Anatolian Turkish شیشه (şīşä)

Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe)bor.

Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša)denom.

Egyptian Arabic شيش

Denominal verb from شيشة (šīša), borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe).

Pronunciation

• (Cairo) IPA^(key): /ʃaj.jiʃ/
• (Alexandria) IPA^(key): /ʃaj.jaʃ/

Verb

شيش • (šayyiš) II (non-past يشيش (yišayyiš))

1. to smoke shisha

Conjugation

Conjugation of شيش

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	شيّشت (šayyišt)	شيّشت (šayyišt)	شيّش (šayyiš)		شيّشنا (šayyišna)	شيّشتوا (šayyištu)	شيّشوا (šayyišu)
	f		شيّشتي (šayyišti)	شيّشت (šayyišit)
present subjunctive	m	اشيّش (ašayyiš)	تشيّش (tišayyiš)	يشيّش (yišayyiš)		نشيّش (nišayyiš)	تشيّشوا (tišayyišu)	يشيّشوا (yišayyišu)
	f		تشيّشي (tišayyiši)	تشيّش (tišayyiš)
present indicative	m	بشيّش (bašayyiš)	بتشيّش (bitšayyiš)	بيشيّش (biyšayyiš)		بنشيّش (binšayyiš)	بتشيّشوا (bitšayyišu)	بيشيّشوا (biyšayyišu)
	f		بتشيّشي (bitšayyiši)	بتشيّش (bitšayyiš)
future1	m	هشيّش (hašayyiš)	هتشيّش (hatšayyiš)	هيشيّش (hayšayyiš)		هنشيّش (hanšayyiš)	هتشيّشوا (hatšayyišu)	هيشيّشوا (hayšayyišu)
	f		هتشيّشي (hatšayyiši)	هتشيّش (hatšayyiš)
imperative	m		شيّش (šayyiš)				شيّشوا (šayyišu)
	f		شيّشي (šayyiši)

¹ The future tense can be prefixed with either هـ (ha-) or حـ (ḥa-) depending on the speaker.

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ش ي ش
1 term

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Middle Persian [script needed] (šyšk' /⁠šīšag⁠/)

Classical Persian شِیشَه (šīša)bor.

Old Anatolian Turkish شیشه (şīşä)

Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe)bor.

Moroccan Arabic شيشة (šīša)denom.

Moroccan Arabic شيش

Denominal verb from شيشة (šīša).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaj.jaʃ/

Verb

شيش • (šayyaš) II (non-past بشيّش (yšayyaš))

1. to smoke shisha

Conjugation

Conjugation of شيش

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	شيّشت (šayyašt)	شيّشتي (šayyašti)	شيّش (šayyaš)		شيّشنا (šayyašna)	شيّشتوا (šayyaštu)	شيّشوا (šayyšu)
	f			شيّشت (šayyšāt)
non-past	m	نشيّش (nšayyaš)	تشيّش (tšayyaš)	يشيّش (yšayyaš)		نشيّشوا (nšayyšu)	تشيّشوا (tšayyšu)	يشيّشوا (yšayyšu)
	f		تشيّشي (tšayyši)	تشيّش (tšayyaš)
imperative	m		شيّش (šayyaš)				شيّشوا (šayyšu)
	f		شيّشي (šayyši)

South Levantine Arabic

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Middle Persian [script needed] (šyšk' /⁠šīšag⁠/)

Classical Persian شِیشَه (šīša)bor.

Old Anatolian Turkish شیشه (şīşä)

Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe)denom.

South Levantine Arabic شيش

Denominal verb from Ottoman Turkish شیشه (şişe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaj.jaʃ/, [ˈʃaj.jaʃ]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

شيّش • (šayyaš) II (present بشيّش (bišayyeš))

1. to smoke shisha

   Synonyms: أرجل (ʔarjal), شرب أرجيلة (širib ʔargīle)

Conjugation

Conjugation of شيش

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	شيّشت (šayyašt)	شيّشت (šayyašt)	شيّش (šayyaš)		شيّشنا (šayyašna)	شيّشتو (šayyaštu)	شيّشو (šayyašu)
	f		شيّشتي (šayyašti)	شيّشت (šayyašat)
present	m	بشيّش (bašayyiš)	بتشيّش (bitšayyiš)	بشيّش (bišayyiš)		منشيّش (minšayyiš)	بتشيّشو (bitšayyšu)	بشيّشو (bišayyšu)
	f		بتشيّشي (bitšayyši)	بتشيّش (bitšayyiš)
subjunctive	m	اشيّش (ašayyiš)	تشيّش (tšayyiš)	يشيّش (yšayyiš)		نشيّش (nšayyiš)	تشيّشو (tšayyšu)	يشيّشو (yšayyšu)
	f		تشيّشي (tšayyši)	تشيّش (tšayyiš)
imperative	m		شيّش (šayyiš)				شيّشو (šayyšu)
	f		شيّشي (šayyši)