شواية
shawwāyah
The English word grill is translated into Arabic as شواية (shawwāyah).
The noun refers to a barbecue. When referring to food, such as grilled vegetables, you use the term خَضْرَوَات مَشْوِيَّة. You will also frequently see the word مشويات on menus to denote a variety of grilled meat dishes.
Meaning: barbecue (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The noun شواية is derived from a root meaning to roast or grill, and it includes a feminine suffix that indicates it is a tool or instrument.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic, you can use the word شُوَّايَة to refer to a grill.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The related verbs for the action of grilling are شَوَى, which is the past tense form meaning 'he grilled' and يَشْوِي, which is the present tense form meaning 'he grills' or 'he is grilling'.
How do you pronounce it?
shawwāyah
Did you know?
- In some Levantine dialects, a person who is an expert at using the شواية is jokingly called a معلّم, a term that literally means 'teacher' or 'master'.
- Traditional grilling in the Arab world often involves a منقل, a specific type of portable charcoal brazier that differs from the Western concept of a شواية with a lid.
- The verbal root used for 'to grill' is so fundamental that it is also used in poetic descriptions of the sun's heat or the intensity of fire.
Examples in context
- أريد مشويات لحمI would like grilled meat
- اشتريت شواية جديدة.Ishtaraytu shawwaya jadidah.I bought a new grill.
