هاو

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ه و ي (h-w-y)

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haː.win/

Adjective

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

  1. active participle of هَوَى (hawā): falling

Declension

Noun

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

  1. amateur
    Synonym: هَوَّاء (hawwāʔ)

Declension

References

  • 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
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