مواعين

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَوَاعِين‎ (mawāʿīn), plural of مَاعُون‎ (māʿūn). From Hebrew מָעוֹן‎ (māʿṓn).

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

Noun

مْواعين (mwāʿīn)

  1. (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
  2. 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).

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