نارگیله

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela, “coconut”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naːr.ɡiː.ˈla/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑːɾ.ɡiː.lä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑːɾ.ɡiː.lä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑːɾ.ɡiː.lä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔːɾ.ɡi.lä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒːɹ.ɡʲiː.le]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔɾ.ɡi.lä]

Readings
Classical reading?	nārgīla
Dari reading?	nārgīla
Iranian reading?	nârgile
Tajik reading?	norgila

Noun

نارگیله • (nârgile) (plural نارگیله‌ها (nârgile-hâ))

1. narghile, hookah

   Synonym: قلیان (qalyân)

Descendants

• → Arabic: أرجيلة (ʔargīle)
• → Turkish: nargile
  • → French: narguilé, narghilé, narghileh
    • → Hungarian: nargile
    • → Portuguese: narguilé, narguilhé
    • → Spanish: narguile, narghile, narguilé
    • → English: narghile, nargeela, nargeelah, narghil, narghileh, narghilly, narghily, nargil, nargile, nargileh, nargili, nargilly, nargily, narguileh

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “نارگیله”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.