فنيان

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax)bor.
Aramaic פִּינְכָא (pīnəkā)
Classical Syriac ܦܝܢܟܐ (pīnəḵā)bor.?
Classical Persian پِنْگَان (pingān)bor.
Arabic فِنْجَان (finjān)
Gulf Arabic فنيان

    Inherited from Arabic فِنْجَان (finjān), borrowed from Classical Persian پِنْگَان (pingān), possibly borrowed from Classical Syriac ܦܝܢܟܐ (pīnəḵā), from Aramaic פִּינְכָא (pīnəkā), borrowed from Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    فنيان • (finyān) m (dual فنيانين (finyānēn), plural فنايين (fanāyīn))

    1. a demitasse; a small cup used mainly to serve and drink coffees drank in short amounts such as Turkish coffee or Espresso shots.

    Usage notes

    A small teacup (usually glassy) is called استكان (istikān). A large tea/coffee cup is كوب (kūb).

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