Hawara
See also: hawara
English
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic هَوَارَة (hawāra) which in turn is from Demotic ḥw.t-wr.t (“the great mansion”), from Egyptian ḥwt (“enclosure, mansion”) + wrt (“large, great”).
Proper noun
editHawara
- A village in Egypt, and an Ancient Egyptian site near it, south of Crocodilopolis / Arsinoe, with a pyramid and a necropolis in which the Fayum mummy portraits were found.
Noun
editHawara (plural Hawaras or Hawara)
- A member of an Amazigh tribe that settled in Egypt and was known for breeding horses and serving as cavalry.
Alternative forms
editBavarian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Rotwelsch, from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver). Cognate with German Chawer and Dutch gabber. Not related with habern.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHawara m (plural Hawara)
Synonyms
editGerman
editNoun
editHawara m (strong, genitive Hawaras, plural Hawara)
- (rare) Alternative form of Haberer, representing an Austrian German pronunciation.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Hawara.
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