واو
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waːw/
Noun
وَاو • (wāw) f (plural وَاوَات (wāwāt))
- Name of the 27th letter of the Arabic alphabet (و / و), representing the sound /w/.
- Name of the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وَاو wāw |
الْوَاو al-wāw |
وَاو wāw |
| nominative | وَاوٌ wāwun |
الْوَاوُ al-wāwu |
وَاوُ wāwu |
| accusative | وَاوًا wāwan |
الْوَاوَ al-wāwa |
وَاوَ wāwa |
| genitive | وَاوٍ wāwin |
الْوَاوِ al-wāwi |
وَاوِ wāwi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | وَاوَيْن wāwayn |
الْوَاوَيْن al-wāwayn |
وَاوَيْ wāway |
| nominative | وَاوَانِ wāwāni |
الْوَاوَانِ al-wāwāni |
وَاوَا wāwā |
| accusative | وَاوَيْنِ wāwayni |
الْوَاوَيْنِ al-wāwayni |
وَاوَيْ wāway |
| genitive | وَاوَيْنِ wāwayni |
الْوَاوَيْنِ al-wāwayni |
وَاوَيْ wāway |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | وَاوَات wāwāt |
الْوَاوَات al-wāwāt |
وَاوَات wāwāt |
| nominative | وَاوَاتٌ wāwātun |
الْوَاوَاتُ al-wāwātu |
وَاوَاتُ wāwātu |
| accusative | وَاوَاتٍ wāwātin |
الْوَاوَاتِ al-wāwāti |
وَاوَاتِ wāwāti |
| genitive | وَاوَاتٍ wāwātin |
الْوَاوَاتِ al-wāwāti |
وَاوَاتِ wāwāti |
Derived terms
- وَاو الْمَعِيَّة (wāw al-maʕiyya)
- وَاو الْحَال (wāw al-ḥāl)
- وَاو الثَّمَانِيَة (wāw aṯ-ṯamāniya)
- وَاو الْجَمَاعَة (wāw al-jamāʕa)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: vav
- → Classical Persian: وَاو (wāw)
- Iranian Persian: واو (vâv)
- Tajik: вов (vov)
- → Uzbek: vov
Proper noun
وَاو • (wāw) f
- Wau (a city in South Sudan)
Malay
Noun
واو (plural واو-واو or واو٢)
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈwaːw/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wɑːw]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [vɒːv]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vɔw]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | wāw |
| Dari reading? | wāw |
| Iranian reading? | vâv |
| Tajik reading? | vov |
Noun
| Dari | واو |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | вов |
واو • (vâw)