حواري

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See also: حواری and حوارى

Arabic[edit]

حَوَارِيُّون
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Etymology[edit]

From Ge'ez ሐዋርያ (ḥäwarəya, traveller; messenger, envoy; apostle), from ሖረ (ḥorä, to walk up, to go forth) which corresponds to Arabic حَارَ (ḥāra, to return).

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Noun[edit]

حَوَارِيّ (ḥawāriyym (plural حَوَارِيُّون (ḥawāriyyūn))

  1. (Islam) an apostle (leading disciple) of Jesus
    Synonym: (Christian use) رَسُول (rasūl)
  2. (Sufism) a disciple, student of mysticism

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Descendants[edit]

  • Persian: حواری (havâri)
    • Urdu: حَوَاری (havārī)
  • Turkish: havari

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