Nargila (נרגילה) means hookah in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
נַרְגִּילָה
nargila
noun · feminine
In English
hookah
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nargila.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קוקוס – פרי דקל.
- 2מתקן המשמש לעישון המורכב מכד מים אליו מחובר צינור.
The word Nargila is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נַרְגִּילָה
- Written without vowel points
- נרגילה
- Said
- nargila
- Plural
- נַרְגִּילוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' נַרְגִּילוֹת
- Gematria
- 298
This is how Nargila is said in other languages.
- English
- hookah
- Arabic
- شِيشَة
- Russian
- кальян
- French
- houka
- Spanish
- narguile
- German
- Wasserpfeife
These words rhyme with Nargila.
These words come before and after Nargila in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nargila.
What does Nargila (נרגילה) mean in Hebrew?
Nargila (נרגילה) means hookah. It is said nargila, with the stress on gi.
What rhymes with Nargila (נרגילה)?
Words that rhyme with Nargila (נרגילה) include חלילה, מנילה, פלוטילה, לכתחילה, גורילה, and טקילה.
Is Nargila (נרגילה) masculine or feminine?
The word Nargila (נרגילה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is נַרְגִּילוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נרגילה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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