Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ه و ي (h-w-y)

Derived from the active participle of the verbs هَوَى (hawā) and هَوِيَ (hawiya).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. active participle of هَوَى (hawā): falling

Declension edit

Noun edit

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

  1. amateur
    Synonym: هَوَّاء (hawwāʔ)

Declension edit

References edit

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