halva

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See also: Hälvä

English

a Turkish halva bar

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew חלווה (khalvá), from Romanian halva, from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva), from Persian حلوا (halvâ), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation

Noun

halva (countable and uncountable, plural halvas)

  1. A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
    • 2016 January 26, Eyal Press, “When ‘Made In Israel’ Is a Human Rights Abuse”, in The New York Times‎:
      Just before Christmas, Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, sent the White House a box of holiday gifts with a pointed political message. Inside were items (body lotion, halvah, olive oil) produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ "halva" Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2009.

Further reading

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Noun

halva (definite accusative halvanı, plural halvalar)

  1. halva

Declension

    Declension of halva
singular plural
nominative halva
 halvalar
definite accusative halvanı
 halvaları
dative halvaya
 halvalara
locative halvada
 halvalarda
ablative halvadan
 halvalardan
definite genitive halvanın
 halvaların
    Possessive forms of halva
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) halvam halvalarım
sənin (“your”) halvan halvaların
onun (“his/her/its”) halvası halvaları
bizim (“our”) halvamız halvalarımız
sizin (“your”) halvanız halvalarınız
onların (“their”) halvası or halvaları halvaları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) halvamı halvalarımı
sənin (“your”) halvanı halvalarını
onun (“his/her/its”) halvasını halvalarını
bizim (“our”) halvamızı halvalarımızı
sizin (“your”) halvanızı halvalarınızı
onların (“their”) halvasını or halvalarını halvalarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) halvama halvalarıma
sənin (“your”) halvana halvalarına
onun (“his/her/its”) halvasına halvalarına
bizim (“our”) halvamıza halvalarımıza
sizin (“your”) halvanıza halvalarınıza
onların (“their”) halvasına or halvalarına halvalarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) halvamda halvalarımda
sənin (“your”) halvanda halvalarında
onun (“his/her/its”) halvasında halvalarında
bizim (“our”) halvamızda halvalarımızda
sizin (“your”) halvanızda halvalarınızda
onların (“their”) halvasında or halvalarında halvalarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) halvamdan halvalarımdan
sənin (“your”) halvandan halvalarından
onun (“his/her/its”) halvasından halvalarından
bizim (“our”) halvamızdan halvalarımızdan
sizin (“your”) halvanızdan halvalarınızdan
onların (“their”) halvasından or halvalarından halvalarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) halvamın halvalarımın
sənin (“your”) halvanın halvalarının
onun (“his/her/its”) halvasının halvalarının
bizim (“our”) halvamızın halvalarımızın
sizin (“your”) halvanızın halvalarınızın
onların (“their”) halvasının or halvalarının halvalarının

Further reading

  • “halva” in Obastan.com.

Dutch

Etymology

From Hebrew חלבה (halvá), from Romanian halva, from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva), from Persian حلوا (halvâ), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hal‧va

Noun

halva f or m (plural halva's, diminutive halvaatje n)

  1. halva

Estonian

Adjective

halva

  1. genitive singular of halb

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian халва (xalva).

Pronunciation

Noun

halva

  1. halva

Declension

Inflection of halva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative halva halvat
genitive halvan halvojen
partitive halvaa halvoja
illative halvaan halvoihin
singular plural
nominative halva halvat
accusative nom. halva halvat
gen. halvan
genitive halvan halvojen
halvainrare
partitive halvaa halvoja
inessive halvassa halvoissa
elative halvasta halvoista
illative halvaan halvoihin
adessive halvalla halvoilla
ablative halvalta halvoilta
allative halvalle halvoille
essive halvana halvoina
translative halvaksi halvoiksi
abessive halvatta halvoitta
instructive — halvoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of halva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative halvani halvani
accusative nom. halvani halvani
gen. halvani
genitive halvani halvojeni
halvainirare
partitive halvaani halvojani
inessive halvassani halvoissani
elative halvastani halvoistani
illative halvaani halvoihini
adessive halvallani halvoillani
ablative halvaltani halvoiltani
allative halvalleni halvoilleni
essive halvanani halvoinani
translative halvakseni halvoikseni
abessive halvattani halvoittani
instructive — —
comitative — halvoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative halvasi halvasi
accusative nom. halvasi halvasi
gen. halvasi
genitive halvasi halvojesi
halvaisirare
partitive halvaasi halvojasi
inessive halvassasi halvoissasi
elative halvastasi halvoistasi
illative halvaasi halvoihisi
adessive halvallasi halvoillasi
ablative halvaltasi halvoiltasi
allative halvallesi halvoillesi
essive halvanasi halvoinasi
translative halvaksesi halvoiksesi
abessive halvattasi halvoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — halvoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative halvamme halvamme
accusative nom. halvamme halvamme
gen. halvamme
genitive halvamme halvojemme
halvaimmerare
partitive halvaamme halvojamme
inessive halvassamme halvoissamme
elative halvastamme halvoistamme
illative halvaamme halvoihimme
adessive halvallamme halvoillamme
ablative halvaltamme halvoiltamme
allative halvallemme halvoillemme
essive halvanamme halvoinamme
translative halvaksemme halvoiksemme
abessive halvattamme halvoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — halvoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative halvanne halvanne
accusative nom. halvanne halvanne
gen. halvanne
genitive halvanne halvojenne
halvainnerare
partitive halvaanne halvojanne
inessive halvassanne halvoissanne
elative halvastanne halvoistanne
illative halvaanne halvoihinne
adessive halvallanne halvoillanne
ablative halvaltanne halvoiltanne
allative halvallenne halvoillenne
essive halvananne halvoinanne
translative halvaksenne halvoiksenne
abessive halvattanne halvoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — halvoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative halvansa halvansa
accusative nom. halvansa halvansa
gen. halvansa
genitive halvansa halvojensa
halvainsarare
partitive halvaansa halvojaan
halvojansa
inessive halvassaan
halvassansa 		halvoissaan
halvoissansa
elative halvastaan
halvastansa 		halvoistaan
halvoistansa
illative halvaansa halvoihinsa
adessive halvallaan
halvallansa 		halvoillaan
halvoillansa
ablative halvaltaan
halvaltansa 		halvoiltaan
halvoiltansa
allative halvalleen
halvallensa 		halvoilleen
halvoillensa
essive halvanaan
halvanansa 		halvoinaan
halvoinansa
translative halvakseen
halvaksensa 		halvoikseen
halvoiksensa
abessive halvattaan
halvattansa 		halvoittaan
halvoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — halvoineen
halvoinensa

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Noun

halva m (plural halvas)

  1. halva

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

hal (“to die”) +‎ -va (adverbial-participle suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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  • Hyphenation: hal‧va
  • Rhymes: -vɒ

Participle

halva

  1. adverbial participle of hal (“to die”)

Adverb

halva

  1. dead
    élve vagy halva ― dead or alive
    halva született ― stillborn

Derived terms

Expressions

Further reading

  • (dead): halva in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • (halva ): halva in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halpa. Cognates include Finnish halpa (“cheap”) and Estonian halb (“bad”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

halva (comparative halvemp)

  1. cheap
  2. bad

Declension

Declension of halva (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative halva halvat
genitive halvan halviin
partitive halvaa halvia
illative halvaa halvii
inessive halvaas halviis
elative halvast halvist
allative halvalle halville
adessive halvaal halviil
ablative halvalt halvilt
translative halvaks halviks
essive halvanna, halvaan halvinna, halviin
exessive1) halvant halvint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 43

Italian

Noun

halva f

  1. halva

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

halva m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of halve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

halva f (definite singular halva, indefinite plural halver or halvor, definite plural halvene or halvone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of halve
  2. definite singular of halve

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation

Noun

halva f (plural halvale)

  1. halva

Declension

Declension of halva
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) halva halvaua (niște) halvale halvalele
genitive/dative (unei) halvale halvalei (unor) halvale halvalelor
vocative halva halvalelor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva) (Turkish helva), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Noun

halva f (Cyrillic spelling халва)

  1. halva
    Synonym: tahan halva

Declension

Declension of halva
singular plural
nominative halva halve
genitive halve halva / halvi
dative halvi halvama
accusative halvu halve
vocative halvo halve
locative halvom halvama
instrumental halvi halvama

Swedish

Swedish numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: två
    Ordinal: andra
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2:a
    Multiplier: tvåfaldig
    Fractional: halva

Noun

halva c

  1. halva

Noun

halva c

  1. a half
    Jag gav barnen varsin halva av äpplet.
    I gave the kids one half of the apple each.
  2. (colloquial) the second snaps drunk in a series

Declension

Declension of halva 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative halva halvan halvor halvorna
Genitive halvas halvans halvors halvornas

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

References

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