چيس

Gulf Arabic

چيس جمعية (“supermarket bag”)

Alternative forms

• جيس

Etymology

From Arabic كِيس (kīs).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiːs/

Noun

چيس • (čīs) m (dual چيسين (čīsēn), plural چياس (čyās))

1. a bag, usually disposable and made of plastic or paper, like ones given to supermarket shoppers (i.e. does not include travel bags/handbags/purses/backpacks, etc)

   چيس زبالة ― čīs zbāla ― a trash bag

   چيس فستق ― čīs fistuq ― a bag of pistachios

See also

• جنطة (janṭa)

 

Iraqi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic كِيس (kīs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiːs/

Noun

چيس (čīs) m (dual چيسين (čīsēn), plural چياسة (čyāsa))

1. a bag, usually disposable and made of plastic or paper, like ones given to supermarket shoppers (i.e. does not include travel bags/handbags/purses/backpacks, etc)