shisha

See also: Shisha

English

Alternative forms

• sheesha, shishah

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شيشة (šīša), from Ottoman Turkish شیشه şişe, from Classical Persian شیشه (šīša, “glass, mirror”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːʃə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

shisha (countable and uncountable, plural shishas)

1. (countable) An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah.

   Synonyms: hookah, hubbly bubbly, narghile

2. The tobacco smoked in such a pipe, especially as mixed with molasses and flavour extract.

   Synonym: maassel

3. (textiles) A type of embroidery with small pieces of reflective metal attached to the fabric.

   Synonym: mirrorwork

Translations

arabic water-pipe — see hookah

Further reading

• mu‘assel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• shisha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Hashis, Shashi, Shiahs, shahis

Japanese

Romanization

shisha

1. Rōmaji transcription of ししゃ

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiʃa/ [ˈʃi.ʃa]
• Rhymes: -iʃa
• Syllabification: shi‧sha

Noun

shisha f (plural shishas)

1. shisha; hookah

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

shisha class IX (plural shisha class X)

1. hourglass

Uzbek

Other scripts

Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic	шиша‍
Latin	shisha‍
Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan)

Noun

shisha (plural shishalar)

1. glass
2. bottle

   Synonym: butilka

Declension

Declension of shisha

	singular	plural
nominative	shisha	shishalar
genitive	shishaning	shishalarning
dative	shishaga	shishalarga
definite accusative	shishani	shishalarni
locative	shishada	shishalarda
ablative	shishadan	shishalardan
similative	shishadek	shishalardek

Possessive forms of shisha

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	shisham	shishalarim
genitive	shishamning	shishalarimning
dative	shishamga	shishalarimga
definite accusative	shishamni	shishalarimni
locative	shishamda	shishalarimda
ablative	shishamdan	shishalarimdan
similative	shishamdek	shishalarimdek
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	shishang	shishalaring
genitive	shishangning	shishalaringning
dative	shishangga	shishalaringga
definite accusative	shishangni	shishalaringni
locative	shishangda	shishalaringda
ablative	shishangdan	shishalaringdan
similative	shishangdek	shishalaringdek
3rd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	shishasi	shishalari
genitive	shishasining	shishalarining
dative	shishasiga	shishalariga
definite accusative	shishasini	shishalarini
locative	shishasida	shishalarida
ablative	shishasidan	shishalaridan
similative	shishasidek	shishalaridek
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	shishamiz	shishalarimiz
genitive	shishamizning	shishalarimizning
dative	shishamizga	shishalarimizga
definite accusative	shishamizni	shishalarimizni
locative	shishamizda	shishalarimizda
ablative	shishamizdan	shishalarimizdan
similative	shishamizdek	shishalarimizdek
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	shishangiz	shishalaringiz
genitive	shishangizning	shishalaringizning
dative	shishangizga	shishalaringizga
definite accusative	shishangizni	shishalaringizni
locative	shishangizda	shishalaringizda
ablative	shishangizdan	shishalaringizdan
similative	shishangizdek	shishalaringizdek
3rd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	shishasi	shishalari
genitive	shishasining	shishalarining
dative	shishasiga	shishalariga
definite accusative	shishasini	shishalarini
locative	shishasida	shishalarida
ablative	shishasidan	shishalaridan
similative	shishasidek	shishalaridek