هوو

Persian

Etymology

From earlier form هبو (habô) from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hbwk' /⁠habōg⁠/) from Proto-Iranian *hapáθniH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH (co-wife, concubine) from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥pótnih₂ (co-wife), made up from *sm̥- (together, co-) + *pótnih₂ (wife). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬥𐬍 (hapaθnī, co-wife), Pashto بن (bën), Northern Kurdish hewî, Central Kurdish ھەوێ (hewê) and Baluchi ہپوک (hapók).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hä.wóː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.wóː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.wʊ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? hawō
Dari reading? hawō
Iranian reading? havu
Tajik reading? havü

Noun

هوو • (havu)

  1. sister-wife
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