نارگیله

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naːr.ɡiː.ˈla/

(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))

narghile, hookah
Synonym: قلیان (qalyân)

Descendants

→ Arabic: أرجيلة (ʔargīle)
→ Turkish: nargile
- → French: narguilé, narghilé, narghileh
  - → Hungarian: nargile
  - → Portuguese: narguilé, narguilhé
  - → Spanish: narguile, narghile, narguilé
  - → English: narghile, nargeela, nargeelah, narghil, narghileh, narghilly, narghily, nargil, nargile, nargileh, nargili, nargilly, nargily, narguileh

References

James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “نارگیله”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.