helva
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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)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
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