حوا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَوَّاء (ḥawwāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /haw.ˈwaː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häw.wɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häw.wɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.wɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.wɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæv.vɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häw.vɔ́]

• Rhymes: -aː

Readings
Classical reading?	hawwā
Dari reading?	hawwā
Iranian reading?	havvâ
Tajik reading?	havvo

• Audio (Iran):

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Proper noun

حوا • (hawwā / havvâ) (Tajik spelling Ҳавво)

1. Eve (religion)
2. a female given name, Havva, Hawwa, and Havvo, from Arabic, equivalent to English Eve

Descendants

• → Bengali: হাওয়া (haōẇa)
• → Gujarati: હવા (havā)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: हव्वा (havvā), हौवा (hauvā)

  Urdu: حَوّا (hauvā)