حوا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَوَّاء (ḥawwāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /haw.ˈwaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häw.wɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.wɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäw.wɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæv.vɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häw.vɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hawwā
Dari reading^?	hawwā
Iranian reading^?	havvâ
Tajik reading^?	havvo

Audio (Iran): (file)

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	حوا
Dari	حوا
Tajik	Ҳавво

حوا • (havvâ)

Eve (religion)
a female given name, Havva, Hawwa, or Havvo, from Arabic, equivalent to English Eve

Descendants

→ Bengali: হাওয়া (haōẇa)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: हव्वा (havvā)

Urdu: حَوّا (hauvā)