شاشية

Arabic

Etymology

Relative noun (nisba) composed of شَاش (šāš, “muslin”) +‎ ـِيَّة (-iyya), the cap originally made of muslin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaː.ʃij.ja/

Noun

شَاشِيَّة • (šāšiyya) f (plural شَوَاشِيّ (šawāšiyy))

  1. shashiya
    Synonyms: طَرْبُوش (ṭarbūš), (Al-Andalus) غِفَارَة (ḡifāra), فَاس (fās)

Declension

Derived terms

  • شَوَّاش (šawwāš, “shashiya maker”)
  • مِشْوَش (mišwaš, “small turban”)

Descendants

  • → English: shashiya
  • → French: chéchia
  • → German: Schaschija
  • → Russian: шашия (šašija)
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