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هَواء
air /haˈwaːʔ/
nounA2#826 most common
Also: atmosphere, open air, fresh air
Example sentences
الهَواءُ بارِدٌ اليَوْمَ.
The air is cold today.
أُحِبُّ الهَواءَ النَّقِيَّ في الصَّباحِ.
I like the fresh air in the morning.
افْتَحِ النّافِذَةَ لِيَدْخُلَ الهَواءُ.
Open the window so the air can come in.
لا يَسْتَطيعُ الإِنْسانُ أَنْ يَعيشَ بِدونِ هَواءٍ.
A person cannot live without air.
يُحَذِّرُ الأَطِبّاءُ مِنْ خَطَرِ تَلَوُّثِ الهَواءِ في المُدُنِ الكَبيرَةِ.
Doctors warn of the danger of air pollution in big cities.
كانَ الهَواءُ مُشْبَعًا بِرائِحَةِ المَطَرِ، فَتَنَفَّسَ بِعُمْقٍ وَأَغْمَضَ عَيْنَيْهِ.
The air was heavy with the smell of rain, so he breathed deeply and closed his eyes.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | هَواءٌ | أَهْوِيَةٌ |
| Genitive | هَواءٍ | أَهْوِيَةٍ |
| Accusative | هَواءً | أَهْوِيَةً |
| Vocative | يا هَواءُ | يا أَهْوِيَةُ |
Word family
هَوائِيّaerial, atmospheric
تَهْوِيَةventilation, aeration
هَوىpassion, desire; whim
هاوِيةabyss, chasm
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral root ه-و-ي, which carries senses of empty space, rising air, and falling. It follows the faʿāl pattern seen in سَماء (sky) and ماء (water), where a weak final radical surfaces as the hamza ء. The same root yields هَوى, meaning passion or a fall of the heart.
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