هاو

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verbs هَوَى‎ (hawā) and هَوِيَ‎ (hawiya), from the root ه وي‎ (h-w-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haː.win/

Adjective

هَاوٍ • (hāwin) (feminine هَاوِيَة‎ (hāwiya), masculine plural هَاوُونَ‎ (hāwūna) or هُوَاة‎ (huwāh), feminine plural هَاوِيَات‎ (hāwiyāt))

  1. active participle of هَوَى‎ (hawā): falling

Declension

Noun

هَاوٍ • (hāwin) m (construct state هَاوِي‎ (hāwī), plural هَاوُونَ‎ (hāwūna) or هُوَاة‎ (huwāh), feminine هَاوِيَة‎ (hāwiya))

  1. amateur
    Synonym: هَوَّاء‎ (hawwāʔ)

Declension

References

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