حوى

رَجُلٌ حَوَّاآءٌ رجل حواآء A man who collects serpents (حَيَّات); and so ↓ حَاوٍ: [which latter, vulgarly pronounced حَاوِى, is also now applied to a serpent-charmer; and a juggler who performs various tricks with serpents &c.: ] (K in art. حى:) or the latter, (S in that art.,) or both, (T in that art.,) an owner of serpents; (T, S;) and so حَاىٍ: (T:) the pl. of حَاوٍ is حُوَاةٌ. (TA.) ― -b2- [Hence,] ↓ الحَوَّاآءُ الحُوَيَّةُ (assumed tropical:) The constellations Serpentarius and Serpens. (Kzw.)