havza

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish حوضه (havza), from Classical Persian حوضه (havza), suffixed +‎ ـه (-a) from Arabic حَوْض (ḥawḍ).

Noun

havza (definite accusative havzayı, plural havzalar)

1. basin, river basin; catchment area

References

• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “havza”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 411

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish حوزه (havze), Arabic حَوْزَة (ḥawza).

Noun

havza (definite accusative havzayı, plural havzalar)

1. domain

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حوزه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 812
• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “havza”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[3] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 411

Uzbek

Etymology

From Classical Persian حوضه (havza), suffixed +‎ ـه (-a) from Arabic حَوْض (ḥawḍ).

Noun

havza (plural havzalar)

1. basin