حلوى

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح ل و‎ (ḥ-l-w).

Noun

حَلْوَى • (ḥalwā) f, dual حَلْوَيَانِ‎ (ḥalwayāni), plural حَلَاوَى‎ (ḥalāwā) or حَلْوَيَات‎ (ḥalwayāt)

candy, confection, sweet pastry
dessert

Declension

Declension of noun حَلْوَى (ḥalwā)

Singular	singular invariable
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلْوَى ḥalwā	الْحَلْوَى‎ al-ḥalwā	حَلْوَى ḥalwā
Nominative	حَلْوَى ḥalwā	الْحَلْوَى‎ al-ḥalwā	حَلْوَى ḥalwā
Accusative	حَلْوَى ḥalwā	الْحَلْوَى‎ al-ḥalwā	حَلْوَى ḥalwā
Genitive	حَلْوَى ḥalwā	الْحَلْوَى‎ al-ḥalwā	حَلْوَى ḥalwā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلْوَيَيْن‎ ḥalwayayn	الْحَلْوَيَيْن‎ al-ḥalwayayn	حَلْوَيَيْ‎ ḥalwayay
Nominative	حَلْوَيَانِ‎ ḥalwayāni	الْحَلْوَيَانِ‎ al-ḥalwayāni	حَلْوَيَا‎ ḥalwayā
Accusative	حَلْوَيَيْنِ‎ ḥalwayayni	الْحَلْوَيَيْنِ‎ al-ḥalwayayni	حَلْوَيَيْ‎ ḥalwayay
Genitive	حَلْوَيَيْنِ‎ ḥalwayayni	الْحَلْوَيَيْنِ‎ al-ḥalwayayni	حَلْوَيَيْ‎ ḥalwayay
Plural	broken plural invariable‎; sound feminine plural
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلَاوَى‎‎; حَلْوَيَات‎ ḥalāwā‎; ḥalwayāt	الْحَلَاوَى‎‎; الْحَلْوَيَات‎ al-ḥalāwā‎; al-ḥalwayāt	حَلَاوَى‎‎; حَلْوَيَات‎ ḥalāwā‎; ḥalwayāt
Nominative	حَلَاوَى‎‎; حَلْوَيَاتٌ‎ ḥalāwā‎; ḥalwayātun	الْحَلَاوَى‎‎; الْحَلْوَيَاتُ‎ al-ḥalāwā‎; al-ḥalwayātu	حَلَاوَى‎‎; حَلْوَيَاتُ‎ ḥalāwā‎; ḥalwayātu
Accusative	حَلَاوَى‎‎; حَلْوَيَاتٍ‎ ḥalāwā‎; ḥalwayātin	الْحَلَاوَى‎‎; الْحَلْوَيَاتِ‎ al-ḥalāwā‎; al-ḥalwayāti	حَلَاوَى‎‎; حَلْوَيَاتِ‎ ḥalāwā‎; ḥalwayāti
Genitive	حَلَاوَى‎‎; حَلْوَيَاتٍ‎ ḥalāwā‎; ḥalwayātin	الْحَلَاوَى‎‎; الْحَلْوَيَاتِ‎ al-ḥalāwā‎; al-ḥalwayāti	حَلَاوَى‎‎; حَلْوَيَاتِ‎ ḥalāwā‎; ḥalwayāti

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: حلوى‎ (ḥalwa)
→ Hausa: àlāwā̀
→ Malay: halwa
- Malaccan Creole Malay: alua
- Indonesian: halwa
→ Persian: حلوا‎ (halvâ)
- → Assamese: হালুৱা (halua)
- → Bengali: হালুয়া (halua)
- → Hindustani:
  Hindi: हलवा (halvā)
  Urdu: حلوہ‎ (halvā)
  - → Burmese: ဟလဝါ (ha.la.wa)
- → Marathi: हलवा (halvā)
- → Ottoman Turkish: حلوا‎ (halva, helva)
  - Turkish: helva
  - → Albanian: hallvë
  - → Bulgarian: халва́ (halvá)
  - → Crimean Tatar: elva
  - → Macedonian: алва (alva)
  - → Romanian: halva
    - → Hebrew: חלווה‎ (khalvá)
      - → Yiddish: כאַלווע‎ (khalve)
      - → Dutch: halva
      - → English: halva
  - → Russian: халва́ (xalvá)
  - → Serbo-Croatian: халва (halva)
→ Tausug: halluwa

Adjective

حُلْوَى • (ḥulwā) f

feminine singular of أَحْلَى‎ (ʔaḥlā)

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