halva
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
From Yiddish חלבה (halvah), from Romanian, from Turkish helva, from Arabic حلوى (ḥalwā).[1]
[edit] Noun
halva (uncountable)
- A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in India, the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and the Middle East.
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confection
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[edit] Dutch
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halva
[edit] Finnish
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halva
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Declension of halva (type kala)
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[edit] French
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halva m. (plural halvas)
[edit] Hungarian
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adverbial participle of hal
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- IPA: /ˈhɒlvɒ/
- Hyphenation: hal‧va
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halva
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halva f.
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From Turkish helva, from Arabic حلوى (ḥalwā).
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halva f. (Cyrillic spelling халва)
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declension of halva
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | halva | halve |
| genitive | halve | halva / halvi |
| dative | halvi | halvama |
| accusative | halvu | halve |
| vocative | halvo | halve |
| locative | halvom | halvama |
| instrumental | halvi | halvama |
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halva c.
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halva c.
- a half
- Jag gav barnen varsin halva av äpplet.
- I gave the kids one half of the apple each.
- Jag gav barnen varsin halva av äpplet.
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Declension of halva
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- English terms derived from Arabic
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- French nouns
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- Hungarian adverbial participles
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- Italian nouns
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