مواعين

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧مَوَاعِين⁩ (mawāʕīn), plural of ⁧مَاعُون⁩ (māʕūn).

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ˈmwɑː.ʕiːn/

Noun

⁧مواعين⁩ • (mwāʕīn) pl

  1. (plural only) kitchen 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 (māʕūn)
    ⁧ممكن ماعون مشكل وثلث مواعين كباب⁩ ― One plate of mixed grills and three plates of kebab please

Usage notes

The singular ⁧ماعون⁩ (māʕūn) 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 (māʕūn mšakkal, “a dish of mixed grilled meats”, literally “dish of mixed (grills)”) and ⁧ماعون كباب⁩ (māʕūn kabāb).

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