نارگیله

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑːɾ.ɡiː.la]

 

• (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)
• → French: narguilé
• → Hungarian: nargile
• → Portuguese: narguilé
• → Turkish: nargile

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.