هواء

Arabic

Etymology

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 • (hawāʾ) m (plural أَهْوِيَة‎ (ʾahwiya))

empty space, vacancy, void
(uncountable) air
(uncountable) atmosphere

Declension

Declension of noun هَوَاء (hawāʾ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَوَاء hawāʾ	الْهَوَاء‎ al-hawāʾ	هَوَاء hawāʾ
Nominative	هَوَاءٌ hawāʾun	الْهَوَاءُ‎ al-hawāʾu	هَوَاءُ hawāʾu
Accusative	هَوَاءً hawāʾan	الْهَوَاءَ‎ al-hawāʾa	هَوَاءَ hawāʾa
Genitive	هَوَاءٍ hawāʾin	الْهَوَاءِ‎ al-hawāʾi	هَوَاءِ hawāʾi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَوَاءَيْن‎ hawāʾayn	الْهَوَاءَيْن‎ al-hawāʾayn	هَوَاءَيْ‎ hawāʾay
Nominative	هَوَاءَانِ‎ hawāʾāni	الْهَوَاءَانِ‎ al-hawāʾāni	هَوَاءَا‎ hawāʾā
Accusative	هَوَاءَيْنِ‎ hawāʾayni	الْهَوَاءَيْنِ‎ al-hawāʾayni	هَوَاءَيْ‎ hawāʾay
Genitive	هَوَاءَيْنِ‎ hawāʾayni	الْهَوَاءَيْنِ‎ al-hawāʾayni	هَوَاءَيْ‎ hawāʾay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَهْوِيَة‎ ʾahwiya	الْأَهْوِيَة‎ al-ʾahwiya	أَهْوِيَة‎ ʾahwiyat
Nominative	أَهْوِيَةٌ‎ ʾahwiyatun	الْأَهْوِيَةُ‎ al-ʾahwiyatu	أَهْوِيَةُ‎ ʾahwiyatu
Accusative	أَهْوِيَةً‎ ʾahwiyatan	الْأَهْوِيَةَ‎ al-ʾahwiyata	أَهْوِيَةَ‎ ʾahwiyata
Genitive	أَهْوِيَةٍ‎ ʾahwiyatin	الْأَهْوِيَةِ‎ al-ʾahwiyati	أَهْوِيَةِ‎ ʾahwiyati

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “هواء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Lane, Edward William (1863), “هواء”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, in the supplement, page 3046

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