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حلوا

See also: خلوا

Arabic

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Verb

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حلوا (form I)

  1. حَلُّوا (ḥallū) /ħal.luː/: third-person masculine plural past active of حَلَّ (ḥalla)
  2. حُلُّوا (ḥullū) /ħul.luː/: inflection of حَلَّ (ḥalla):
    1. third-person masculine plural past passive
    2. second-person masculine plural imperative
  3. حِلُّوا (ḥillū) /ħil.luː/: second-person masculine plural imperative of حَلَّ (ḥalla)

Munji

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Noun

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حلوا (halwā)

  1. dessert

Ottoman Turkish

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حلوا

Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian حلوا (halvâ, “sweetmeat”), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā, “candy, confection, dessert”).

Noun

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حلوا • (halva or helva) (definite accusative حلوایی (helvayı), plural حلوالر (helvalar))

  1. halva, a traditional Middle Eastern confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey

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Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? halwā
Dari reading? halwā
Iranian reading? halvâ
Tajik reading? halvo

Noun

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حلوا • (halvâ)

  1. sweetmeat

Descendants

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