فيب
fīb
To vape in Arabic is فيب (fīb).
The term refers to the act of inhaling the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette.
Meaning: to inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette (verb)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egypt, فيب is the common term for 'vape'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun فيب can be transformed into a verb meaning 'he vapes' by adding the prefix يـ (ya-) to form يفيب.
How do you pronounce it?
fīb
Did you know?
- While فيب is used for the device, some speakers use the term شيشة إلكترونية which literally means 'electronic shisha'.
- In many Arabic dialects, the English 'v' sound is often replaced by a 'f' sound, which is why the term is spelled and pronounced as فيب (fīb) rather than with a 'v' sound.
- The word فيب follows the patterns of 'Arabization', where foreign words are forced into existing Arabic grammatical structures to create verbs like يفيب.
Examples in context
- أريد مناقشة استِنْشاق البُخار كوسيلة للإقلاع عن التدخينI want to discuss vapor inhalation as a means to quit smoking
