هیوا

See also: ھیوا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Central Kurdish ھیوا (hîwa, “hope”).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hiː.wɑ́ː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔiː.wɑ́ː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔi.wɔ́ː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hiː.vɒ́ː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hi.vɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hīwā
Dari reading^?	hīwā
Iranian reading^?	hivâ
Tajik reading^?	hivo

Proper noun

هیوا • (hivâ)

a male given name, Hiva, from Central Kurdish