hewwa

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Maltese[edit]

Root
h-w-j
2 terms

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic هَوًى (hawan).

Noun[edit]

hewwa f

  1. love
    Synonym: mħabba

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).

Noun[edit]

hewwa f

  1. air
    Synonym: arja
    • 1927, [unknown], “Ħajjet l-ilmiet”, in Il-Malti, number 2:
      Iżda xi drabi huma jinsabu fin-nord reżħi, jew fuq wiċċ l-iġbla, sewdieni, jew f’pajjiżi il-hewwa (atmosferico) maqtugħin u mbeżżgħin mill-kesħa.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 3[edit]

From Arabic هُوَّة (huwwa).

Noun[edit]

hewwa f

  1. abyss, pit
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