حوارى
Arabic
Etymology
From Aramaic חִיוָּרָא / ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārā, “white”).
Noun
حُوَّارَى • (ḥuwwārā) f
- a kind of white bran-less but gluten-full flour of common wheat (Triticum aestivum)
- chalk, or chalky rock
Declension
| singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā |
الْحُوَّارَى al-ḥuwwārā |
حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā |
| nominative | حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā |
الْحُوَّارَى al-ḥuwwārā |
حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā |
| accusative | حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā |
الْحُوَّارَى al-ḥuwwārā |
حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā |
| genitive | حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā |
الْحُوَّارَى al-ḥuwwārā |
حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā |
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 32
- Shahîd, Irfan (2010) Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century. Volume II: Part 2: Economic, Social, and Cultural History, Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, page 129