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هَوَى
to fall, to drop down /haˈwaː/
verbB1#1545 most common
Also: to descend, to plunge, to love, to desire passionately, to blow (of wind)
Example sentences
هَوَى الطَّائِرُ.
The bird dropped down.
هَوَتِ الْوَرَقَةُ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ.
The leaf fell from the tree.
هَوَى الْحَجَرُ فِي الْبِئْرِ.
The stone dropped into the well.
هَوَتِ الطَّائِرَةُ فَجْأَةً نَحْوَ الْأَرْضِ.
The plane suddenly plunged toward the ground.
كُلَّمَا صَعِدَ الثَّمَنُ ثُمَّ هَوَى، خَسِرَ الْمُسْتَثْمِرُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ.
Whenever the price climbed and then crashed, the investors lost their money.
مَنْ هَوَى فِي الْهَاوِيَةِ لَمْ يَجِدْ مَنْ يُنْقِذُهُ مِنْ سُحْقِهَا.
Whoever fell into the abyss found no one to save him from its depths.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَهْوِي | هَوَيْتُ | سَأَهْوِي |
| 2sg | تَهْوِي | هَوَيْتَ | سَتَهْوِي |
| 3sg | يَهْوِي | هَوَى | سَيَهْوِي |
| 1pl | نَهْوِي | هَوَيْنَا | سَنَهْوِي |
| 2pl | تَهْوُونَ | هَوَيْتُمْ | سَتَهْوُونَ |
| 3pl | يَهْوُونَ | هَوَوْا | سَيَهْوُونَ |
Word family
هَوًىpassion, whim, desire
هَاوِيَةabyss, chasm
هُوِيّfall, descent
مَهْوًىplace of falling, depth
هَوَاءair, open space
Etymology
The verb comes from the common Semitic triliteral root ه-و-ي (h-w-y), tied to the ideas of falling, dropping, and emptiness. The same root yields هَوَاء (air, empty space) and هَاوِيَة (abyss). A parallel branch of the root carries the sense of inclination and passionate love, where the heart falls for someone.
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