حلوا

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Arabic[edit]

Verb[edit]

حَلُّوا (ḥallū) (form I)

  1. third-person masculine plural past active of حَلَّ (ḥalla)

Verb[edit]

حُلُّوا (ḥullū) (form I)

  1. third-person masculine plural past passive of حَلَّ (ḥalla)

Munji[edit]

Noun[edit]

حلوا (halwā)

  1. dessert

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

حلوا

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

حلوا (halva, helva)

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

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Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

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

Noun[edit]

حلوا (halvâ)

  1. sweetmeat

Descendants[edit]