halva

English

a Turkish halva bar

Alternative forms

• halvah, halwa, halwah, halava

Etymology

From Hebrew חלווה (khalvá), from Romanian halva, from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva), from Persian حلوا (halvâ), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑːlˈvɑː/, /ˈhɑːlvɑː/

Noun

halva (countable and uncountable, plural halvas)

1. A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and the Middle East.
   • 2016 January 26, Eyal Press, “When ‘Made In Israel’ Is a Human Rights Abuse”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Just before Christmas, Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, sent the White House a box of holiday gifts with a pointed political message. Inside were items (body lotion, halvah, olive oil) produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Translations

confection

• Albanian: hallvë (sq) f
• Arabic: حَلَاوَة f (ḥalāwa)
• Armenian: հալվա (hy) (halva)
• Assamese: হালুৱা (halua)
• Azerbaijani: halva (az)
• Bashkir: хәлүә (xəlwə)
• Belarusian: халва́ f (xalvá)
• Bengali: হালুয়া (halua)
• Bulgarian: халва́ f (halvá)
• Burmese: ဟလဝါ (my) (ha.la.wa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哈爾瓦／哈尔瓦, 哈尔瓦 (hā'ěrwǎ)

• Crimean Tatar: elva
• Czech: chalva (cs) f
• Dutch: halva m
• Finnish: halva (fi)
• French: halva (fr) m
• Georgian: ჰალვა (halva)
• German: Halva m, Halwa n
• Greek: χαλβάς (el) m (chalvás)
• Hausa: àlāwā̀ f
• Hebrew: חַלְוָה (he) f (khalvá)
• Hindi: हलवा (hi) m (halvā)
• Hungarian: halva (hu)
• Ido: halva
• Italian: halva m
• Japanese: ハルバ (haruba)
• Kazakh: халуа (xalua), қалуа (qalua), алуа (alua)
• Korean: 할바 (halba)
• Kumyk: гьалива (haliva)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Kyrgyz: халва (ky) (halva)
• Macedonian: алва f (alva)
• Malay: halwa
• Maltese: ħelwa tat-Tork
• Marathi: हलवा (halvā)
• Ottoman Turkish: حلوا (helva)
• Pashto: حلوا (ps) f (halwã)
• Persian: حلوا (fa) (halvâ)
• Polish: chałwa (pl) f
• Portuguese: halvah f
• Romanian: halva (ro) f
• Russian: халва́ (ru) f (xalvá)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: халва f, алва f, тахан халва f

  Roman: halva (sh) f, alva (sh) f, tahan halva f

• Slovak: chalva f
• Slovene: halva f
• Spanish: halva (es) m
• Swedish: halva (sv) c, helva c
• Tajik: ҳалво (halvo)
• Tatar: хәлвә (tt) (xälwä)
• Turkish: helva (tr), tahin helvası (tr)
• Turkmen: halwa
• Ukrainian: халва́ (uk) f (xalvá)
• Urdu: حلوہ m (halvā)
• Uyghur: ھالۋا (ug) (halwa)
• Uzbek: holva (uz)
• Vietnamese: bánh hanva, bánh mật
• Yiddish: כאַלווע f (khalve)

Further reading

• halva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Dutch

Etymology

From Hebrew חלבה (halvá), from Romanian halva, from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva), from Persian حلوا (halvâ), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hal‧va

Noun

halva f or m (plural halva's, diminutive halvaatje n)

1. halva

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Estonian

Adjective

halva

1. genitive singular of halb

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Finnish

Noun

halva

1. halva

Declension

Inflection of halva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		halva	halvat
genitive		halvan	halvojen
partitive		halvaa	halvoja
illative		halvaan	halvoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		halva	halvat
accusative	nom.	halva	halvat
	gen.	halvan
genitive		halvan	halvojen halvain rare
partitive		halvaa	halvoja
inessive		halvassa	halvoissa
elative		halvasta	halvoista
illative		halvaan	halvoihin
adessive		halvalla	halvoilla
ablative		halvalta	halvoilta
allative		halvalle	halvoille
essive		halvana	halvoina
translative		halvaksi	halvoiksi
abessive		halvatta	halvoitta
instructive		—	halvoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of halva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative halvani halvani accusative nom. halvani halvani gen. halvani genitive halvani halvojeni halvaini rare partitive halvaani halvojani inessive halvassani halvoissani elative halvastani halvoistani illative halvaani halvoihini adessive halvallani halvoillani ablative halvaltani halvoiltani allative halvalleni halvoilleni essive halvanani halvoinani translative halvakseni halvoikseni abessive halvattani halvoittani instructive — — comitative — halvoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative halvasi halvasi accusative nom. halvasi halvasi gen. halvasi genitive halvasi halvojesi halvaisi rare partitive halvaasi halvojasi inessive halvassasi halvoissasi elative halvastasi halvoistasi illative halvaasi halvoihisi adessive halvallasi halvoillasi ablative halvaltasi halvoiltasi allative halvallesi halvoillesi essive halvanasi halvoinasi translative halvaksesi halvoiksesi abessive halvattasi halvoittasi instructive — — comitative — halvoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative halvamme halvamme accusative nom. halvamme halvamme gen. halvamme genitive halvamme halvojemme halvaimme rare partitive halvaamme halvojamme inessive halvassamme halvoissamme elative halvastamme halvoistamme illative halvaamme halvoihimme adessive halvallamme halvoillamme ablative halvaltamme halvoiltamme allative halvallemme halvoillemme essive halvanamme halvoinamme translative halvaksemme halvoiksemme abessive halvattamme halvoittamme instructive — — comitative — halvoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative halvanne halvanne accusative nom. halvanne halvanne gen. halvanne genitive halvanne halvojenne halvainne rare partitive halvaanne halvojanne inessive halvassanne halvoissanne elative halvastanne halvoistanne illative halvaanne halvoihinne adessive halvallanne halvoillanne ablative halvaltanne halvoiltanne allative halvallenne halvoillenne essive halvananne halvoinanne translative halvaksenne halvoiksenne abessive halvattanne halvoittanne instructive — — comitative — halvoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative halvansa halvansa accusative nom. halvansa halvansa gen. halvansa genitive halvansa halvojensa halvainsa rare partitive halvaansa halvojaan halvojansa inessive halvassaan halvassansa halvoissaan halvoissansa elative halvastaan halvastansa halvoistaan halvoistansa illative halvaansa halvoihinsa adessive halvallaan halvallansa halvoillaan halvoillansa ablative halvaltaan halvaltansa halvoiltaan halvoiltansa allative halvalleen halvallensa halvoilleen halvoillensa essive halvanaan halvanansa halvoinaan halvoinansa translative halvakseen halvaksensa halvoikseen halvoiksensa abessive halvattaan halvattansa halvoittaan halvoittansa instructive — — comitative — halvoineen halvoinensa

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French

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /al.va/

Noun

halva m (plural halvas)

1. halva

Further reading

• “halva”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Hungarian

Etymology

hal (“to die”) +‎ -va

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒlvɒ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: hal‧va

Adverb

halva

1. dead

   élve vagy halva ― dead or alive

   halva született ― stillborn

2. (deprecated template usage) adverbial participle of hal

Derived terms

• élve vagy halva

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Ingrian

Adjective

halva

1. bad

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Italian

Noun

halva f

1. halva

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• halven

Noun

halva m or f

1. definite feminine singular of halve

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

halva f

1. definite singular of halve

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Noun

halva f (plural halvale)

1. halva

Declension

Declension of halva

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) halva	halvaua	(niște) halvale	halvalele
genitive/dative	(unei) halvale	halvalei	(unor) halvale	halvalelor
vocative	halva		halvalelor

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva) (Turkish helva), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Noun

halva f (Cyrillic spelling халва)

1. halva

Declension

Declension of halva

	singular	plural
nominative	halva	halve
genitive	halve	halva / halvi
dative	halvi	halvama
accusative	halvu	halve
vocative	halvo	halve
locative	halvom	halvama
instrumental	halvi	halvama

Synonyms

• tahan halva

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Swedish

Noun

halva c

1. halva

Noun

halva c

1. a half

   Jag gav barnen varsin halva av äpplet.

   I gave the kids one half of the apple each.

Declension

Declension of halva
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	halva	halvan	halvor	halvorna
Genitive	halvas	halvans	halvors	halvornas

Synonyms

• hälft

Related terms

• halv
• halvera