halva
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew חלווה (khalvá), from Romanian halva, from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva), from Persian حلوا (halvâ), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /hɑːlˈvɑː/, /ˈhɑːlvɑː/
Noun edit
halva (countable and uncountable, plural halvas)
- A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
- 2016 January 26, Eyal Press, “When ‘Made In Israel’ Is a Human Rights Abuse”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Just before Christmas, Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, sent the White House a box of holiday gifts with a pointed political message. Inside were items (body lotion, halvah, olive oil) produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
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References edit
Further reading edit
Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
halva (definite accusative halvanı, plural halvalar)
- halva
Declension edit
Declension of halva | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | halva |
halvalar | ||||||
definite accusative | halvanı |
halvaları | ||||||
dative | halvaya |
halvalara | ||||||
locative | halvada |
halvalarda | ||||||
ablative | halvadan |
halvalardan | ||||||
definite genitive | halvanın |
halvaların |
Further reading edit
- “halva” in Obastan.com.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew חלבה (halvá), from Romanian halva, from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva), from Persian حلوا (halvâ), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: hal‧va
Noun edit
halva f or m (plural halva's, diminutive halvaatje n)
Estonian edit
Adjective edit
halva
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
halva
Declension edit
Inflection of halva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | halva | halvat | ||
genitive | halvan | halvojen | ||
partitive | halvaa | halvoja | ||
illative | halvaan | halvoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | halva | halvat | ||
accusative | nom. | halva | halvat | |
gen. | halvan | |||
genitive | halvan | halvojen halvainrare | ||
partitive | halvaa | halvoja | ||
inessive | halvassa | halvoissa | ||
elative | halvasta | halvoista | ||
illative | halvaan | halvoihin | ||
adessive | halvalla | halvoilla | ||
ablative | halvalta | halvoilta | ||
allative | halvalle | halvoille | ||
essive | halvana | halvoina | ||
translative | halvaksi | halvoiksi | ||
abessive | halvatta | halvoitta | ||
instructive | — | halvoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “halva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French edit
Pronunciation edit
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /al.va/
Noun edit
halva m (plural halvas)
Further reading edit
- “halva”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
hal (“to die”) + -va (adverbial-participle suffix)
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
halva
- adverbial participle of hal (“to die”)
Adverb edit
halva
- dead
- élve vagy halva ― dead or alive
- halva született ― stillborn
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- (dead): halva in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (halva [a confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey]): halva in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *halpa. Cognates include Finnish halpa (“cheap”) and Estonian halb (“bad”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhɑlʋɑ/, [ˈhɑɫʋ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhɑlʋɑ/, [ˈhɑɫʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑlʋ, -ɑlʋɑ
- Hyphenation: hal‧va
Adjective edit
halva (comparative halvemp)
Declension edit
Declension of halva (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | halva | halvat |
genitive | halvan | halviin |
partitive | halvaa | halvia |
illative | halvaa | halvii |
inessive | halvaas | halviis |
elative | halvast | halvist |
allative | halvalle | halville |
adessive | halvaal | halviil |
ablative | halvalt | halvilt |
translative | halvaks | halviks |
essive | halvanna, halvaan | halvinna, halviin |
exessive1) | halvant | halvint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 43
Italian edit
Noun edit
halva f
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
halva m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
halva f (definite singular halva, indefinite plural halver or halvor, definite plural halvene or halvone)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
halva f (plural halvale)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) halva | halvaua | (niște) halvale | halvalele |
genitive/dative | (unei) halvale | halvalei | (unor) halvale | halvalelor |
vocative | halva | halvalelor |
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva) (Turkish helva), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).
Noun edit
halva f (Cyrillic spelling халва)
- halva
- Synonym: tahan halva
Declension edit
Swedish edit
20 | ||
← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
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Cardinal: två Ordinal: andra Ordinal abbreviation: 2:a Multiplier: tvåfaldig Fractional: halva |
Noun edit
halva c
Noun edit
halva c
- a half
- Jag gav barnen varsin halva av äpplet.
- I gave the kids one half of the apple each.
- (colloquial) the second snaps drunk in a series
Declension edit
Declension of halva | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | halva | halvan | halvor | halvorna |
Genitive | halvas | halvans | halvors | halvornas |