هواء

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Arabic

Root
ه و ي (h w y)
14 terms

Etymology 1

From the root ه و ي (h-w-y), meaning a hole or hollow, a depression or declivity, a valley or chasm, hence the empty space or air that fills them.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ha.waːʔ/
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Noun

هَوَاء (hawāʔm (plural أَهْوِيَة (ʔahwiya))

  1. (uncountable) air
  2. (uncountable) atmosphere
  3. synonym of جَوّ (jaww, the apparently open space above the ground)
  4. empty space, vacancy, void
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 14:43:
      وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَاءٌ
      waʔafʔidatuhum hawāʔun
      Their hearts are vain.
Declension
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

هَوَّاء (hawwāʔm (plural هَوَّاؤُونَ (hawwāʔūna), feminine هَوَّاءَة (hawwāʔa)) (rare)

  1. enthusiast
Declension

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

هِوَاء (hiwāʔm

  1. verbal noun of هَاوَى (hāwā, to show love towards)
Declension