شاورما

Arabic

Etymology

From Turkish çevirme (spinning, rotating), from Turkish çevirmek (to turn over), ultimately from Old Turkic çevür- (çevür-, to turn); compare Greek γύρος (gýros, gyro, literally revolving around) and Turkish döner kebap (shawarma, gyro, literally turning roast meat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaː.wir.maː/
  • IPA(key): /ʃaː.war.maː/
  • (Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /ˈʃɐ.wər.mə/

Noun

شَاوِرْمَا or شَاوَرْمَا (šāwirmā or šāwarmā) f

  1. shawarma

Declension

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