ہوا

See also: هوا‎

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 • (hūā) (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 (havâ), from Arabic هَوَاء‎ (hawāʾ, “air”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ہَوَا • (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

• ہوائی اڈہ‎ (havāī aḍḍā, “airport”)
• ہوائی جہاز‎ (havāī jahāz, “airplane”)

References

• “ہوا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ہوا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2022.