helva
Latin edit
Adjective edit
helva
- inflection of helvus:
Adjective edit
helvā
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish حلوا, from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā) or حَلْوَاء (ḥalwāʔ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
helva (definite accusative helvayı, plural helvalar)
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See also edit
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “helva”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حلوا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 802