حوزة

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ح و ز (ḥ w z)
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Singulative noun of حَوْز (ḥawz), the verbal noun of حَازَ (ḥāza), from the root ح و ز (ḥ-w-z).

Pronunciation

Noun

حَوْزَة (ḥawzaf (plural حَوْزَات (ḥawzāt))

  1. possession (all meanings)
  2. sphere, field, range, catchment
  3. (Islam, Shia Islam) Ellipsis of حَوْزَة عِلْمِيَّة (ḥawza ʕilmiyya, Hawza (seminary for clerics)).

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: hövzə
  • Ottoman Turkish: حوزه (havze)
  • Persian: حوزه (howze)

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