حواء

See also: جواء

Arabic

Etymology

From Hebrew חוה (ḥawwâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħaw.waːʔ/
  • Rhymes: -aːʔ

Proper noun

حَوَّاء • (ḥawwāʔ) f

  1. Eve, the first woman in Abrahamic religions
  2. (astronomy) Ophiuchus

Declension

Declension of noun حَوَّاء (ḥawwāʔ)
singular basic singular diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal — حَوَّاء
ḥawwāʔ 		—
nominative — حَوَّاءُ
ḥawwāʔu 		—
accusative — حَوَّاءَ
ḥawwāʔa 		—
genitive — حَوَّاءَ
ḥawwāʔa 		—

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: Həvva
  • → Chinese: 哈娃 (Hāwá)
  • → Classical Persian: حَوَّا (hawwā) (learned)
  • → Hausa: Hàuwa
  • → Hindi: हौवा (hauvā)
  • → Kazakh: Хауа (Xaua)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: حواء (Havvâ)
  • → Swahili: Hawa
  • → Tagalog: Hawâ
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