هوى

See also: هوي

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ه و ي (h-w-y).

Verb

هَوَى (hawā) I, non-past يَهْوِي‎ (yahwī)

  1. to come down, to sink, to descend
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 53:1:
      وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى
      wan-najmi ʾiḏā hawā
      By the star when it descends
  2. to waft, to breeze

Conjugation

Verb

هَوَّى (hawwā) II, non-past يُهَوِّي‎ (yuhawwī)

  1. to fan, to ventilate

Conjugation

Noun

هَوًى (hawan) m (construct state هَوَى (hawā), plural أَهْوَاء (ʾahwāʾ))

  1. verbal noun of هَوِيَ (hawiya) (form I)
  2. love, desire, passion

Declension

Noun

هُوًى (huwan) pl (construct state هُوَى (huwā))

  1. plural of هُوَّة (huwwa)
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