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
• → Classical Persian: حَوَّا (hawwā) (learned)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: हव्वा (havvā)

    Urdu: حَوّا (hauvā)

• → Ottoman Turkish: حواء (Havvâ)
  • → Turkish: Havva