حلوا

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Arabic

Verb

حلوا (form I)

  1. حَلُّوا (ḥallū) /ħal.luː/: third-person masculine plural past active of حَلَّ (ḥalla)
  2. حُلُّوا (ḥullū) /ħul.luː/: inflection of حَلَّ (ḥalla):
    1. third-person masculine plural past passive
    2. second-person masculine plural imperative
  3. حِلُّوا (ḥillū) /ħil.luː/: second-person masculine plural imperative of حَلَّ (ḥalla)

Munji

Noun

حلوا (halwā)

  1. dessert

Ottoman Turkish

حلوا

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian حلوا (halvâ, “sweetmeat”), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā, “candy, confection, dessert”).

Noun

حلوا • (halva or helva) (definite accusative حلوایی (helvayı), plural حلوالر (helvalar))

  1. halva, a traditional Middle Eastern confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey

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Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? halwā
Dari reading? halwā
Iranian reading? halvâ
Tajik reading? halvo

Noun

حلوا • (halvâ)

  1. sweetmeat

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