Learn Arabic › B2 › حَوَى
حَوَى
to contain /ħaˈwaː/
verbB2#3483 most common
Also: to comprise, to encompass, to gain possession of
Example sentences
الكتابُ يحوي صُوَرًا.
The book contains pictures.
هذه الحقيبةُ تحوي أدواتِ المدرسة.
This bag contains school supplies.
تحوي هذه المدينةُ آثارًا قديمة.
This city contains ancient ruins.
حوى التقريرُ معلوماتٍ دقيقةً عن الحادث.
The report contained precise information about the incident.
حوت الوثيقةُ بنودًا سريةً لم يُكشف عنها من قبل.
The document contained secret clauses that had not been disclosed before.
حوى الدستورُ الجديد مبادئ لم تكن موجودة سابقًا في النظام القانوني للبلاد.
The new constitution encompassed principles that had not previously existed in the country's legal system.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَحْوِي | حَوَيْتُ | سَأَحْوِي |
| 2sg | تَحْوِي | حَوَيْتَ | سَتَحْوِي |
| 3sg | يَحْوِي | حَوَى | سَيَحْوِي |
| 1pl | نَحْوِي | حَوَيْنَا | سَنَحْوِي |
| 2pl | تَحْوُونَ | حَوَيْتُمْ | سَتَحْوُونَ |
| 3pl | يَحْوُونَ | حَوَوْا | سَيَحْوُونَ |
Word family
احتوىto contain, comprise, include
حاويةcontainer, bin, shipping tanker
محتوىcontent, contents
حاوٍcontaining, holding
Etymology
حَوَى belongs to the Semitic root ح-و-ي, a defective triliteral root ending in a weak radical. Classical dictionaries such as Lisan al-Arab give its core sense as gathering something within a bounded space or taking full possession of it. From this root Arabic also derives احتوى, meaning to contain or include, and حاوية, a word for a container or tank. The verb is Semitic in origin, not Indo-European, so no Proto-Indo-European root applies.
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