هوو

Persian

Etymology

From earlier form هبو (habô) from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hbwk' /⁠habōg⁠/) from Proto-Iranian *hapáθniH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sapátniH (“co-wife, concubine”) from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥pótnih₂ (“co-wife”), made up from *sm̥- (“together, co-”) + *pótnih₂ (“wife”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬥𐬍 (hapaθnī, “co-wife”), Pashto بن (bën), Northern Kurdish hewî, Central Kurdish ھەوێ (hewê) and Baluchi ہپوک (hapók).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ha.ˈwoː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.wóː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.wóː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔä.wóː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔä.wʊ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæ.vúː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hä.vɵ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	hawō
Dari reading?	hawō
Iranian reading?	havu
Tajik reading?	havü

Noun

هوو • (havu)

1. sister-wife