حوارى

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Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic חִיוָּרָא / ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārā, white).

Noun

حُوَّارَى (ḥuwwārāf

  1. a kind of white bran-less but gluten-full flour of common wheat (Triticum aestivum)
  2. chalk, or chalky rock

Declension

References

  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 32
  • Shahîd, Irfan (2010) Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century. Volume II: Part 2: Economic, Social, and Cultural History, Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, page 129