ہوا

See also: هوا

Saraiki

Etymology

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

Etymology

• IPA^(key): /hə.vaː/

Noun

ہَوا (transliteration needed) f (Devanagari हवा)

1. wind, breeze
2. air

Urdu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀽𑀤 (bhūda), from Sanskrit भूत (bhūta, “become, been”), perfect participle of भवति (bhavati, “to become”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦuː.ɑː/

Verb

ہُوا • (huā) (Hindi spelling हुआ)

1. inflection of ہونا (honā):
   1. masculine singular perfective participle
   2. masculine singular perfect indicative

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ʋɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

ہَوا • (havā) f (Hindi spelling हवा)

1. air
2. wind; breeze

Declension

Declension of ہوا
	singular	plural
direct	ہوا (havā)	ہوائیں (havāẽ)
oblique	ہوا (havā)	ہواؤں (havāõ)
vocative	ہوا (havā)	ہواؤ (havāo)

Derived terms

• ہَوائی اَڈَّہ (havāī aḍḍa, “airport”)
• ہَوائی جَہاز (havāī jahāz, “airplane”)

References

• “ہوا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ہوا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu ہوا (hūā).

Verb

ہوا (hōā)

1. happened