مواعين
Gulf Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic مَوَاعِين (mawāʕīn), plural of مَاعُون (māʕūn).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]مواعين • (mwāʕīn) pl
- (plural only) kitchen utensils, kitchenware, vessels eaten with.
- نحتاج صابون غسيل مواعين ― We need a dish washing soap
- يلا حطو المواعين ونچبوا الغدا ― Go ahead put the utensils on and distribute the lunch
- plural of ماعون (māʕūn)
- ممكن ماعون مشكل وثلث مواعين كباب ― One plate of mixed grills and three plates of kebab please
Usage notes
[edit]The singular ماعون (māʕūn) which is likely a borrowing from other Arabic varieties appears in the name of some plates signifying "dish of" or "plate of", for example in ماعون مشكل (māʕūn mšakkal, “a dish of mixed grilled meats”, literally “dish of mixed (grills)”) and ماعون كباب (māʕūn kabāb).