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حِوار
dialogue /ħiˈwaːr/
nounB2#3545 most common
Also: conversation, discussion, interview
Example sentences
هذا حِوارٌ قصير.
This is a short dialogue.
نقرأ حِواراً في كتاب اللغة العربية.
We read a dialogue in the Arabic language book.
دار حِوارٌ طويل بين الطالب والمعلم.
A long dialogue took place between the student and the teacher.
يحتاج السلام إلى حِوار صادق بين الطرفين.
Peace needs honest dialogue between the two sides.
شارك الكاتب في حِوارٍ فكري حول مستقبل التعليم.
The writer took part in an intellectual dialogue about the future of education.
لا يمكن حل النزاعات المزمنة إلا من خلال حِوارٍ وطني شامل يُشرك جميع الأطراف الفاعلة.
Chronic conflicts can be resolved only through an inclusive national dialogue that brings in every active party.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حِوارٌ | حِواراتٌ |
| Genitive | حِوارٍ | حِواراتٍ |
| Accusative | حِواراً | حِواراتٍ |
| Vocative | يا حِوارُ | يا حِواراتُ |
Word family
حاورto converse with, discuss with
مُحاوِرinterlocutor, interviewer
حِواريdialogic, relating to dialogue
تحاورto hold a dialogue, converse with one another
Etymology
حِوار comes from the Semitic root ح و ر (ḥ-w-r), whose core sense is to turn or go back and forth. The verb حاور means to converse with someone, and حِوار is its verbal noun. The image is speech turning between two people, one side answering the other in turn.
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