هَوِيّ
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Highlights
Plural
أَهْوِيَة
Most common words from the same root
هَوَاء in English
Noun · masculine
- air uncountable
- atmosphere uncountable
- synonym of جَوّ (jaww, “the apparently open space above the ground”)
- empty space, vacancy, void
وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَاءٌTheir hearts are vain.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 14:43
Word origin
From the root ه و ي (h w y), meaning a hole or hollow, a depression or declivity, a valley or chasm, hence the empty space or air that fills them.
Words from the root ه-و-ي
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
هَوَى
· present يَهْوِي
Form I · The plain action
to die; to lose one’s child
هَوَى
· present يَهْوِي
Form I · The plain action
to breeze, to waft; to come down, to descend, to sink
هُوِيّ
هَوَيَان
هَاوٍ
هَوِيَ
· present يَهْوَى
Form I · The plain action
to love, to be fond of
هَوًى
desire
هَوٍ
مَهْوِيّ
هِوَايَة
hobby
هَوَّى
· present يُهَوِّي
Form II · Causative or intensive
to fan, to ventilate
تَهْوِيَة
ventilation
مُهَوٍّ
مُهَوًّى
هَوَّايَة
ventilator
هَاوَى
· present يُهَاوِي
Form III · Done to or with someone
to walk briskly; to love properly, caress, compliment
هِوَاء
مُهَاوَاة
مُهَاوٍ
مُهَاوًى
أَهْوَى
· present يُهْوِي
Form IV · Causative
to make fall, to take down, to blow into; to fall, to tumble towards something, to stretch out to, to extend towards
إِهْوَاء
مُهْوٍ
مُهْوًى
تَهَاوَى
· present يَتَهَاوَى
Form VI · Mutual action
to fall altogether or one on top of the other
تَهَاوٍ
مُتَهَاوٍ
اِنْهَوَى
· present يَنْهَوِي
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to fall down, to collapse; to fall off, to fall headlong
اِنْهِوَاء
مُنْهَوٍ
اِسْتَهْوَى
· present يَسْتَهْوِي
Form X · Seeking or considering
to seduce; to entice, to attract, to lure; to captivate, to enchant
اِسْتِهْوَاء
مُسْتَهْوٍ
مُسْتَهْوًى
هَوَّاء
enthusiast
a desired thing
هَاوِيَة
abyss
هُوَّة
hole
هَوْتَة
depression
مَهْوًى
precipice
مَهْوَاة
precipice
مِهْوَاة
ventilator
هَوَاء: plural and other forms
| Singular | هَوَاء |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَهْوِيَة |
هَوَاء in a sentence
Dictionary examples
empty space
وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَاءٌTheir hearts are vain.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 14:43
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