ہوا
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See also: هوا
Saraiki
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian هوا (hawā), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air”). Akin to Punjabi ہوا (havā).
Etymology
Noun
ہَوا (transliteration needed) f (Devanagari हवा, Multani 𑊦𑊤)
Urdu
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀽𑀤 (bhūda), from Sanskrit भूत (bhūta, “become, been”), perfect participle of भवति (bhavati, “to become”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦuː.ɑː/
Verb
ہُوا • (huā) (Hindi spelling हुआ)
- inflection of ہونا (honā):
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian هوا (hawā), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦə.ʋɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
ہَوا • (havā) f (Hindi spelling हवा)
Declension
| Declension of ہوا | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| direct | ہوا (havā) | ہوائیں (havāẽ) | ||||||
| oblique | ہوا (havā) | ہواؤں (havāõ) | ||||||
| vocative | ہوا (havā) | ہواؤ (havāo) | ||||||
Derived terms
- ہَوائی اَڈَّہ (havāī aḍḍa, “airport”)
- ہَوائی جَہاز (havāī jahāz, “airplane”)
References
- “ہوا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “ہوا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
Ushojo
Etymology
Verb
ہوا (hōā)