shisha
See also: Shisha
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Ottoman Turkish شیشه şişe, from Classical Persian شیشه (šīša, “glass, mirror”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʃiːʃə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːʃə
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
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Anagrams
[edit]Chichewa
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]-shisha (infinitive kushísha)
- to touch with the hands
Derived terms
[edit]- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -shishira
- Causative: -shishitsa
- Negative: -sashisha
- Passive: -shishidwa
- Reduplicative: -shishashisha
- Repetitive: -shishanso
References
[edit]- Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary[1], Oxford University Press, page 493
- Centre for Language Studies, Mtanthauziramawu wa Chinyanja
Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]shisha
Lotha Naga
[edit]Noun
[edit]shisha
Further reading
[edit]- Murry, K. R.; Yanthan, J. T.; Patton, Alumo (1978), Anglo-Lotha Vocabulary, Wokha, Nagaland: Kyong Academy, page 65
- Department of Art & Culture, Government of Nagaland (2020), Lotha Bilingual Dictionary[2], archived from the original on 15 August 2022, page 92
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shisha f (plural shishas)
Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]shisha class IX (plural shisha class X)
Uzbek
[edit]
| Arabic | Afghan Uzbek | |
|---|---|---|
| Yangi Imlo | ||
| Cyrillic | шиша | |
| Latin | shisha | |
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Persian شیشه (šiše).
Noun
[edit]shisha (plural shishalar)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | shisha | shishalar |
| genitive | shishaning | shishalarning |
| dative | shishaga | shishalarga |
| definite accusative | shishani | shishalarni |
| locative | shishada | shishalarda |
| ablative | shishadan | shishalardan |
| similative | shishadek | shishalardek |
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- en:Smoking
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