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هوو

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns deep depressions, pits, and cavities in the earth. It extends to describe profound or overwhelming situations, metaphorical depths, and also refers to sides or openings.

Derived headwords

الهُوّةnoun
  1. 1.
    deep pitboth

    A deep, sunken part of the earth, often described as profound and mysterious.

  2. 2.
    abyssboth

    A very deep chasm or gulf, metaphorically representing profound or overwhelming situations like disbelief or hypocrisy.

  3. 3.
    cavityclassical

    A hole or hollow in the ground, similar to a cave but with specific characteristics.

الهُوّةnoun
  1. 1.
    sideclassical

    The side or direction of the land.

الهُوّةnoun
  1. 1.
    openingclassical

    A small opening or window in a structure, similar to a 'kuwwa'.

المَهْواةnoun
  1. 1.
    deep pitboth

    A deep, bottomless pit or chasm, synonymous with 'huwwa'.

الهَواءةnoun
  1. 1.
    deep pitclassical

    A deep, sunken part of the earth, similar to 'huwwa'.

الهُوnoun
  1. 1.
    sideclassical

    The side or direction of the land.

الهُوnoun
  1. 1.
    pitclassical

    A plural form of 'huwwa', referring to pits.

الهُوِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    low groundclassical

    The low or sunken parts of the earth, often avoided.

الهُوَيّةnoun
  1. 1.
    small pitclassical

    The diminutive form of 'huwwa', used to emphasize depth or danger.

الهُوnoun
  1. 1.
    pitclassical

    A plural form of 'huwwa', referring to pits.

الهُوnoun
  1. 1.
    villageclassical

    An ancient village located on a hill in Upper Egypt.

الهُوnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    An unintelligent person who cannot retain information.

Parallel reading

اللهم أعذنا من هوة الكفر ودواعي النفاق
O Allah, protect us from the abyss of disbelief and the incitements of hypocrisy.
كأنه في هوة تقحذما
As if he were plunging into a deep pit.
الهوة ذاهبة في الأرض بعيدة القعر مثل الدحل غير أن له ألجافا، ورأسها مثل رأس الدحل.
The huwwa is a deep-going part of the earth, far in depth like a sinkhole, but it has sides, and its opening is like the opening of a sinkhole.
هي الحفرة البعيدة القعر كالمهواة
It is the deep-bottomed hole, like the mahwaah.
هي المطمئن من الأرض
It is the sunken part of the earth.
هو المهواة بين الجبلين
It is the deep chasm between the two mountains.
والهو، بالفتح: الجانب من الأرض
And al-haw, with fatha, is the side of the land.
الكوة؛ ظاهره أنه بضم الهاء كما يقتضيه سياقه والصواب أنه بالفتح كالكوة زنة ومعنى
The opening; its apparent form is with damma on the ha, as the context suggests, but the correct form is with fatha, like 'kuwwa' in weight and meaning.
جمع الهوة هوى، كقوة وقوى
The plural of al-huwwa is hawa, like quwwa and quwa.
وهو أيضا جمع الهوة بالفتح، كقرية وقرى
And it is also the plural of al-huwwa with fatha, like qarya and qura.
للبيت كواء كثيرة وهواء كثيرة، الواحدة كوة وهوة.
The house has many openings and many hollows, the singular of which is kuwwa and huwa.
وتجمع الهوة أيضا على هو، بحذف الهاء، وعلى هوي، كصلي
And al-huwwa is also pluralized as 'haw', by omitting the ha, and as 'huwwi', like Sali.
إذا عرستم فاجتنبوا هوي الأرض
When you camp, avoid the low ground of the earth.
ولما رأيت الأمر عرش هوية
And when I saw the matter as the roof of a small pit,
الهوية هنا تصغير الهوة بمعنى البئر البعيدة المهواة
Al-huwayyah here is the diminutive of al-huwwa, meaning the deep, abyssal well.
وقع في هوة أي بئر مغطاة
He fell into a huwwa, meaning a covered well.
إنك لو أعطيت أرجاء هوة مغمسة لا يستبان ترابها بثوبك في الظلماء ثم دعوتني لجئت إليها سادما لا أهابها
If you were given the expanse of a submerged pit whose earth is indistinguishable with your garment in the darkness, then called me, I would come to it in a daze, unafraid.
وهوة بن وصاف: دحل بالحزن لبني الوصاف
And Huwwat bin Wassaaf: a sinkhole in Al-Huzn belonging to Banu Al-Wassaaf.
في مثل مهوى هوة الوصاف
In a place like the plunge of Huwwat Al-Wassaaf.
وهو، بالضم وتشديد الواو، كأنه جمع هوة: بليدة أزلية على تل بالصعيد بالجانب الغربي دون قوص، تضاف إليها كورة ويقال لها: هو الحمراء
And 'al-huww', with damma and shadda on the waw, as if it were a plural of 'huwwa': an ancient village on a hill in Upper Egypt, on the western side beyond Qus, to which a district is added, and it is called: Al-Huww Al-Hamra.
هو هوة، بالفتح: أي أحمق لا يمسك شيئا في صدره
He is 'hawwa', with fatha: meaning a fool who does not retain anything in his heart.