فنيان

Gulf Arabic

Etymology
فنايين قهوة

From Arabic فِنْجَان‎ (finjān) with gliding of ج‎ (j), a limited Gulf Arabic sound change, from Persian پنگان‎ (pengân).

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /fɪnˈjɑːn/

Noun

فِنْيان (finyān) m (dual فِنْيانين‎ (finyānēn), plural فَنايين‎ (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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