هواية

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ه و ي (h w y)
14 terms

Compare هَوِيَ (hawiya, to take up as a hobby).

Noun

هِوَايَة (hiwāyaf (plural هِوَايَات (hiwāyāt))

  1. hobby
Declension

Etymology 2

Root
ه و ي (h w y)
14 terms

See هَوَّى (hawwā, to ventilate).

Noun

هَوَّايَة (hawwāyaf (plural هَوَّايَات (hawwāyāt))

  1. ventilator, fan
Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “هواية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Iraqi Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from a form of Arabic هَوَى (hawā, love, passion, fancy, whim); compare the plural هَوايَا (hawāyā) and the adjective هَوائِيّ (hawāʔiyy, whimsical, fantastic). However, the semantic development is not immediately clear. Otherwise perhaps from Arabic هُوّة (huwwa, chasm, abyss, depth) through an extended form like حباية (ḥabbāya) from حَبّة (ḥabba, pimple). In this case the semantics are more satisfactory, but it would have to be verified whether such a form huwwāya exists (or existed).

Determiner

هواية (hwāya, huwāya)

  1. much; many; a lot
    ناس هوايةnās hwāyaa lot of people

Adverb

هواية (hwāya, huwāya)

  1. much; a lot
    أحبچ كلش هواية.
    ʾaḥibbič kulliš hwāya.
    I love you very much.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ه و ي
2 terms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic هِوَايَة (hiwāya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hi.waː.je/,
  • IPA(key): /hi.waː.ja/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Noun

هواية (hiwāyef (plural هوايات (hiwāyāt))

  1. hobby