NARGILE

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NARGILE or NARGILEII, the

Persian

PERSIAN
PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

and Turkish name for a "

hookah

HOOKAH (the English spelling of the
Persian
- PERSIAN
- PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH
and Hindustani huqqu, an
adaptation
- ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)
of the Arabic huqqah, a
vase
- VASE
- VASE (through Fr. from Lat. vas, a vessel, pl. vasa, of which the singular vasum is rarely found; the ultimate root is probably was-, to cover, seen in Lat: vestis, clothing, Eng. " vest," Gr. to-th c, and also in " wear," of garments)
or casket, and by transference a pipe for smoking, probably derived from the Arabic huqq, a hollow
place
- PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)
)

," a

tobacco

TOBACCO

pipe with a

long

LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

flexible tube for

stem

STEM (O. Eng. staefn, stemn, cf. Du. stain, Ger. Stamm, &c., probably related to " staff ")

passing through a

vessel

VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas,
vase
- VASE
- VASE (through Fr. from Lat. vas, a vessel, pl. vasa, of which the singular vasum is rarely found; the ultimate root is probably was-, to cover, seen in Lat: vestis, clothing, Eng. " vest," Gr. to-th c, and also in " wear," of garments)
, urn)

containing water, often perfumed. This bowl was originally made of a coco-nut (Persian ndrgil), whence the name, but now glass, metal or

porcelain

PORCELAIN

, are also used.

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