हवा

See also: हावा

Bhojpuri

Etymology

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

Noun

हवा (havā) ? (Kaithi 𑂯𑂫𑂰)

1. air

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ʋɑː/, [ɦə.ʋäː]

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Noun

हवा • (havā) f (Urdu spelling ہوا‎)

1. air
2. wind; breeze
3. atmosphere

Declension

Declension of हवा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हवा havā	हवाएँ havāẽ
oblique	हवा havā	हवाओं havāõ
vocative	हवा havā	हवाओ havāo

Derived terms

• हवाई (havāī)
• हवाखोरी (havākhorī)
• हवादार (havādār)
• हवादारी (havādārī)
• हवाई अड्डा (havāī aḍḍā)
• हवाई जहाज़ (havāī jahāz)

See also

• झोंका (jhoṅkā)
• झोंकेदार (jhoṅkedār)

Marathi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦə.ʋa/

Noun

हवा • (havā) f

1. weather
2. (meteorology) air mass, climate
3. air
4. wind

   Synonym: वारा (vārā)

Declension

Declension of हवा (havā)
direct singular	हवा havā
direct plural	हवा havā
	singular		plural
nominative	हवा havā		हवा havā
oblique	हवे- have-		हवां- havāN-
dative	हवेला havelā		हवांना havāNnā
ergative	हवेने havene		हवांनी havāNni
instrumental	हवेशी haveśi		हवांशी havāNśi
locative	हवेत havet		हवांत havāNt
vocative	हवे have		हवांनो havāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of हवा
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	हवेचा haveċā	हवेचे havece	हवेची haveci	हवेच्या haveca	हवेचे, हवेचं havece, haveċa	हवेची haveci	हवेच्या haveca
plural subject	हवांचा havāNċā	हवांचे havāNce	हवांची havāNci	हवांच्या havāNca	हवांचे, हवांचं havāNce, havāNċa	हवांची havāNci	हवांच्या havāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “हवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “हवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press