پايپ

Gulf Arabic

water pipe in Wādī-l-Wurayʿa, United Arab Emirates

Alternative forms

• بايب (bāyb /⁠bāyb, pāyp⁠/)

Etymology

From English pipe. Doublet of پيپ (pēp, “smoking pipe”).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /pɑːjp/, [pʰäːɪ̯p˭]
• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /bɑːjb/, [b̥äːɪ̯b̥]

Noun

پايپ • (pāyp) m (dual پايپين (pāypēn), plural پايپات (pāypāt))

1. a fluid or gas-transportation pipe