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Maltese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic هَوًى (hawan).
Noun
hewwa f
- love
- Synonym: mħabba
Etymology 2
From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).
Noun
hewwa f
- air
- Synonym: arja
1927, , “Ħajjet l-ilmiet”, in Il-Malti, number 2:Iżda xi drabi huma jinsabu fin-nord reżħi, jew fuq wiċċ l-iġbla, sewdieni, jew f’pajjiżi il-hewwa (atmosferico) maqtugħin u mbeżżgħin mill-kesħa.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 3
From Arabic هُوَّة (huwwa).
Noun
hewwa f
- abyss, pit