هاو

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ه و ي (h w y)
14 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verbs هَوَى (hawā) and هَوِيَ (hawiya).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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هَاوٍ (hāwin) (feminine هَاوِيَة (hāwiya), masculine plural هَاوُونَ (hāwūna) or هُوَاة (huwāh), feminine plural هَاوِيَات (hāwiyāt))

  1. active participle of هَوَى (hawā): falling

Declension

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Noun

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هَاوٍ (hāwinm (construct state هَاوِي (hāwī), plural هَاوُونَ (hāwūna) or هُوَاة (huwāh), feminine هَاوِيَة (hāwiya))

  1. amateur
    Synonym: هَوَّاء (hawwāʔ)

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ه و ي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN