हवा

See also: हावा

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هوا (hawā), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air”).

Noun

हवा (havā) ? (Kaithi 𑂯𑂫𑂰)

1. air

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هوا (hawā), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air”). Compare Bengali হাওয়া (haōẇa), Gujarati હવા (havā), Marathi हवा (havā), Punjabi ਹਵਾ (havā), Sindhi هوا (havâ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ʋɑː/, [ɦɐ.ʋäː]

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Noun

हवा • (havā) f (Urdu spelling ہوا)

1. air
2. wind; breeze
3. atmosphere

Declension

Declension of हवा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हवा havā	हवाएँ havāẽ
oblique	हवा havā	हवाओं havāõ
vocative	हवा havā	हवाओ havāo

Derived terms

• हवाई (havāī)
• हवाखोरी (havākhorī)
• हवादार (havādār)
• हवादारी (havādārī)
• हवाई अड्डा (havāī aḍḍā)
• हवाई जहाज़ (havāī jahāz)

See also

• झोंका (jhõkā)
• झोंकेदार (jhõkedār)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هوا (hawā), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦə.ʋa/

Noun

हवा • (havā) f

1. weather
2. (meteorology) air mass, climate
3. air
4. wind

   Synonym: वारा (vārā)

Declension

Declension of हवा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	हवा havā
direct plural	हवा havā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	हवा havā		हवा havā
oblique सामान्यरूप	हवे have		हवां- havān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	हवेला havelā		हवांना havānnā
ergative	हवेने, हवेनं havene, havena		हवांनी havānnī
instrumental	हवेशी haveśī		हवांशी havānśī
locative सप्तमी	हवेत havet		हवांत havāt
vocative संबोधन	हवे have		हवांनो havānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of हवा (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	हवेचा haveċā	हवेचे haveċe	हवेची havecī	हवेच्या havecā	हवेचे, हवेचं haveċe, haveċa	हवेची havecī	हवेच्या havecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	हवांचा havānċā	हवांचे havānċe	हवांची havāñcī	हवांच्या havāncā	हवांचे, हवांचं havānċe, havānċa	हवांची havāñcī	हवांच्या havāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “हवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press