هواء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ه و ي‎ (h-w-y), meaning a hole or hollow, a depression or declivity, a valley or chasm, hence the empty space or air that fills them.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ha.waːʔ/
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Noun

هَوَاء • (hawāʾ) m (plural أَهْوِيَة‎ (ʾahwiya))

(uncountable) air
(uncountable) atmosphere
synonym of جَوّ‎ (jaww, “the apparently open space above the ground”)
empty space, vacancy, void

Declension

Declension of noun هَوَاء (hawāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَوَاء hawāʾ	الْهَوَاء‎ al-hawāʾ	هَوَاء hawāʾ
Nominative	هَوَاءٌ hawāʾun	الْهَوَاءُ‎ al-hawāʾu	هَوَاءُ hawāʾu
Accusative	هَوَاءً hawāʾan	الْهَوَاءَ‎ al-hawāʾa	هَوَاءَ hawāʾa
Genitive	هَوَاءٍ hawāʾin	الْهَوَاءِ‎ al-hawāʾi	هَوَاءِ hawāʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَوَاءَيْن‎ hawāʾayn	الْهَوَاءَيْن‎ al-hawāʾayn	هَوَاءَيْ‎ hawāʾay
Nominative	هَوَاءَانِ‎ hawāʾāni	الْهَوَاءَانِ‎ al-hawāʾāni	هَوَاءَا‎ hawāʾā
Accusative	هَوَاءَيْنِ‎ hawāʾayni	الْهَوَاءَيْنِ‎ al-hawāʾayni	هَوَاءَيْ‎ hawāʾay
Genitive	هَوَاءَيْنِ‎ hawāʾayni	الْهَوَاءَيْنِ‎ al-hawāʾayni	هَوَاءَيْ‎ hawāʾay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَهْوِيَة‎ ʾahwiya	الْأَهْوِيَة‎ al-ʾahwiya	أَهْوِيَة‎ ʾahwiyat
Nominative	أَهْوِيَةٌ‎ ʾahwiyatun	الْأَهْوِيَةُ‎ al-ʾahwiyatu	أَهْوِيَةُ‎ ʾahwiyatu
Accusative	أَهْوِيَةً‎ ʾahwiyatan	الْأَهْوِيَةَ‎ al-ʾahwiyata	أَهْوِيَةَ‎ ʾahwiyata
Genitive	أَهْوِيَةٍ‎ ʾahwiyatin	الْأَهْوِيَةِ‎ al-ʾahwiyati	أَهْوِيَةِ‎ ʾahwiyati

Derived terms

هَوَائِيّ‎ (hawāʾiyy)

Descendants

Egyptian Arabic: هوا‎ (hawa)
Moroccan Arabic: هوا‎ (hwa)
→ Amharic: ህዋ (həwa)
→ Azerbaijani: hava
→ Bashkir: һауа (hawa)
→ Bhojpuri: हवा (havā)
→ Bengali: হাওয়া (haoya)
→ Georgian: ჰავა (hava)
→ Ge'ez: ህዋ (həwa), ሕዋ (ḥəwa)
→ Gujarati: હવા (havā)
→ Harari: ሐዋእ (ḥäwaʾ)
→ Hindi: हवा (havā)
→ Indonesian: hawa
→ Javanese: hawa
→ Judeo-Tat: hovo / гьово / האָבאָ‎ (hovo)
→ Kazakh: ауа (awa)
→ Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: hewa
- Central Kurdish: ھەوا‎ (hewa)
- Southern Kurdish: ھەوا‎ (hewa)
- Laki: ھەوا‎ (hewa)
→ Kyrgyz: аба (aba)
→ Malay: hawa
→ Marathi: हवा (havā)
→ Pashto: هوا‎
→ Persian: هوا‎ (havâ)
→ Punjabi: ਹਵਾ (havā)
→ Sindhi: هوا‎ (havâ)
→ Somali: hawo
→ Sundanese: hawa
→ Swahili: hewa
→ Tigrinya: ህዋህው (həwahəw)
→ Turkish: hava
→ Urdu: ہوا‎ (havā)
→ Uyghur: ھاۋا‎ (hawa)
→ Uzbek: havo

Adjective

هَوَاء • (hawāʾ)

empty, void, vain
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 14:43:
  
  ‏وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَاءٌ‎
  waʾafʾidatuhum hawāʾun
  Their hearts are vain.

Declension

Declension of adjective هَوَاء (hawāʾ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	هَوَاء hawāʾ	الْهَوَاء‎ al-hawāʾ	هَوَاء hawāʾ	الْهَوَاء‎ al-hawāʾ
Nominative	هَوَاءٌ hawāʾun	الْهَوَاءُ‎ al-hawāʾu	هَوَاءٌ hawāʾun	الْهَوَاءُ‎ al-hawāʾu
Accusative	هَوَاءً hawāʾan	الْهَوَاءَ‎ al-hawāʾa	هَوَاءً hawāʾan	الْهَوَاءَ‎ al-hawāʾa
Genitive	هَوَاءٍ hawāʾin	الْهَوَاءِ‎ al-hawāʾi	هَوَاءٍ hawāʾin	الْهَوَاءِ‎ al-hawāʾi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	هَواء hawāʾ	الْهَواء‎ al-hawāʾ	هَوَاء hawāʾ	الْهَوَاء‎ al-hawāʾ
Nominative	هَواءٌ hawāʾun	الْهَواءُ‎ al-hawāʾu	هَوَاءٌ hawāʾun	الْهَوَاءُ‎ al-hawāʾu
Accusative	هَواءً hawāʾan	الْهَواءَ‎ al-hawāʾa	هَوَاءً hawāʾan	الْهَوَاءَ‎ al-hawāʾa
Genitive	هَواءٍ hawāʾin	الْهَواءِ‎ al-hawāʾi	هَوَاءٍ hawāʾin	الْهَوَاءِ‎ al-hawāʾi
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	هَوَاء hawāʾ	الْهَوَاء‎ al-hawāʾ	هَوَاء hawāʾ	الْهَوَاء‎ al-hawāʾ
Nominative	هَوَاءٌ hawāʾun	الْهَوَاءُ‎ al-hawāʾu	هَوَاءٌ hawāʾun	الْهَوَاءُ‎ al-hawāʾu
Accusative	هَوَاءً hawāʾan	الْهَوَاءَ‎ al-hawāʾa	هَوَاءً hawāʾan	الْهَوَاءَ‎ al-hawāʾa
Genitive	هَوَاءٍ hawāʾin	الْهَوَاءِ‎ al-hawāʾi	هَوَاءٍ hawāʾin	الْهَوَاءِ‎ al-hawāʾi

Noun

هَوَّاء • (hawwāʾ) m (plural هَوَّاؤُونَ‎ (hawwāʾūna), feminine هَوَّاءَة‎ (hawwāʾa))

(rare)

enthusiast

Declension

Declension of noun هَوَّاء (hawwāʾ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَوَّاء hawwāʾ	الْهَوَّاء‎ al-hawwāʾ	هَوَّاء hawwāʾ	هَوَّاءَة‎ hawwāʾa	الْهَوَّاءَة‎ al-hawwāʾa	هَوَّاءَة‎ hawwāʾat
Nominative	هَوَّاءٌ hawwāʾun	الْهَوَّاءُ‎ al-hawwāʾu	هَوَّاءُ hawwāʾu	هَوَّاءَةٌ‎ hawwāʾatun	الْهَوَّاءَةُ‎ al-hawwāʾatu	هَوَّاءَةُ‎ hawwāʾatu
Accusative	هَوَّاءً hawwāʾan	الْهَوَّاءَ‎ al-hawwāʾa	هَوَّاءَ hawwāʾa	هَوَّاءَةً‎ hawwāʾatan	الْهَوَّاءَةَ‎ al-hawwāʾata	هَوَّاءَةَ‎ hawwāʾata
Genitive	هَوَّاءٍ hawwāʾin	الْهَوَّاءِ‎ al-hawwāʾi	هَوَّاءِ hawwāʾi	هَوَّاءَةٍ‎ hawwāʾatin	الْهَوَّاءَةِ‎ al-hawwāʾati	هَوَّاءَةِ‎ hawwāʾati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَوَّاءَيْن‎ hawwāʾayn	الْهَوَّاءَيْن‎ al-hawwāʾayn	هَوَّاءَيْ‎ hawwāʾay	هَوَّاءَتَيْن‎ hawwāʾatayn	الْهَوَّاءَتَيْن‎ al-hawwāʾatayn	هَوَّاءَتَيْ‎ hawwāʾatay
Nominative	هَوَّاءَانِ‎ hawwāʾāni	الْهَوَّاءَانِ‎ al-hawwāʾāni	هَوَّاءَا‎ hawwāʾā	هَوَّاءَتَانِ‎ hawwāʾatāni	الْهَوَّاءَتَانِ‎ al-hawwāʾatāni	هَوَّاءَتَا‎ hawwāʾatā
Accusative	هَوَّاءَيْنِ‎ hawwāʾayni	الْهَوَّاءَيْنِ‎ al-hawwāʾayni	هَوَّاءَيْ‎ hawwāʾay	هَوَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ hawwāʾatayni	الْهَوَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ al-hawwāʾatayni	هَوَّاءَتَيْ‎ hawwāʾatay
Genitive	هَوَّاءَيْنِ‎ hawwāʾayni	الْهَوَّاءَيْنِ‎ al-hawwāʾayni	هَوَّاءَيْ‎ hawwāʾay	هَوَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ hawwāʾatayni	الْهَوَّاءَتَيْنِ‎ al-hawwāʾatayni	هَوَّاءَتَيْ‎ hawwāʾatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَوَّائِين‎ hawwāʾīn	الْهَوَّائِين‎ al-hawwāʾīn	هَوَّائِي‎ hawwāʾī	هَوَّاءَات‎ hawwāʾāt	الْهَوَّاءَات‎ al-hawwāʾāt	هَوَّاءَات‎ hawwāʾāt
Nominative	هَوَّائُونَ‎‎/هَوَّاؤُونَ‎ hawwāʾūna	الْهَوَّائُونَ‎‎/الْهَوَّاؤُونَ‎ al-hawwāʾūna	هَوَّائُو‎‎/هَوَّاؤُو‎ hawwāʾū	هَوَّاءَاتٌ‎ hawwāʾātun	الْهَوَّاءَاتُ‎ al-hawwāʾātu	هَوَّاءَاتُ‎ hawwāʾātu
Accusative	هَوَّائِينَ‎ hawwāʾīna	الْهَوَّائِينَ‎ al-hawwāʾīna	هَوَّائِي‎ hawwāʾī	هَوَّاءَاتٍ‎ hawwāʾātin	الْهَوَّاءَاتِ‎ al-hawwāʾāti	هَوَّاءَاتِ‎ hawwāʾāti
Genitive	هَوَّائِينَ‎ hawwāʾīna	الْهَوَّائِينَ‎ al-hawwāʾīna	هَوَّائِي‎ hawwāʾī	هَوَّاءَاتٍ‎ hawwāʾātin	الْهَوَّاءَاتِ‎ al-hawwāʾāti	هَوَّاءَاتِ‎ hawwāʾāti

Noun

هِوَاء • (hiwāʾ) m

verbal noun of هَاوَى‎ (hāwā, “to show love towards”)

Declension

Declension of noun هِوَاء (hiwāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هِوَاء hiwāʾ	الْهِوَاء‎ al-hiwāʾ	هِوَاء hiwāʾ
Nominative	هِوَاءٌ hiwāʾun	الْهِوَاءُ‎ al-hiwāʾu	هِوَاءُ hiwāʾu
Accusative	هِوَاءً hiwāʾan	الْهِوَاءَ‎ al-hiwāʾa	هِوَاءَ hiwāʾa
Genitive	هِوَاءٍ hiwāʾin	الْهِوَاءِ‎ al-hiwāʾi	هِوَاءِ hiwāʾi

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