مواعين
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic مَوَاعِين (mawāʿīn), plural of مَاعُون (māʿūn). From Hebrew מָעוֹן (māʿṓn).
Pronunciation
- (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ˈmwɑːʕiːn/
Noun
مْواعين (mwāʿīn)
- (plural only) utensils, kitchenware, vessels eaten with.
- نحتاج صابون غسيل مواعين
- We need a dish washing soap
- يلا حطو المواعين ونچبوا الغدا
- Go ahead put the utensils on and distribute the lunch
- plural of ماعون (māʿūn)
- ممكن ماعون مشكل وثلث مواعين كباب
- One plate of mixed grills and three plates of kebab please
Usage notes
The singular ماعون (māʿūn) which is likely a borrowing from other Arabic varieties appears in the name of some plates signifying "dish of" or "plate of", for example in ماعون مشكل (māʿūn mšakkal, “a dish of mixed grilled meats”, literally “dish of mixed (grills)”) and ماعون كباب (māʿūn kabāb).