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Khalaj
Noun
هَوو (havû) (definite accusative هَووݧ, plural هَوولار)
- Arabic spelling of havû (“co-wife”)
Declension
Persian
Etymology
From earlier form هبو (habô) from Middle Persian (hbwk' /habōg/) from Proto-Iranian *hapáθniH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH (“co-wife, concubine”) from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥pótnih₂ (“co-wife”), made up from *sm̥- (“together, co-”) + *pótnih₂ (“wife”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬥𐬍 (hapaθnī, “co-wife”), Pashto بن (bën), Northern Kurdish hewî, Central Kurdish ھەوێ (hewê) and Baluchi ہپوک (hapók).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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hawō
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| Dari reading?
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hawō
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| Iranian reading?
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havu
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| Tajik reading?
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havü
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Noun
هوو • (havu)
- sister-wife
Descendants