هَوَى (hawaā)to make fall, throw down

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb هَوَى (hawaā) — “to make fall, throw down”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): هَوَى يَهْوِي

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
هَوَى hawaāيَهْوِي yahwīاِهْوِ aihwiهُوِيّ huwī

Conjugation (2): هَوَّى يُهَوِّي

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
هَوَّى hawaaāيُهَوِّي yuhawiīهَوِّ hawiiتَهْوِيَةٌ tahwiyaaun

Conjugation (3): هَوِيَ يَهْوَى

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
هَوِيَ hawiyaيَهْوَى yahwaāاِهْوَ aihwaهَوًى hawanā

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to make fall, throw down

    • أَهْوَى الرَّجُلُ بِالْعَصَا عَلَى رَأْسِ عَدُوِّهِ.The man brought the stick down on his enemy's head.
    • أَهْوَى الْفَارِسُ بِسَيْفِهِ عَلَى دِرْعِ الْخَصْمِ.The knight brought his sword down on the opponent's shield.
    • أَهْوَى الْعَامِلُ بِالْمِطْرَقَةِ عَلَى الْمِسْمَارِ لِيُثَبِّتَهُ.The worker brought the hammer down on the nail to secure it.
  2. 2. to desire, to love

  3. 3. to like

    • أَهْوَى قِرَاءَةَ الرِّوَايَاتِ البُولِيسِيَّةِ فِي وَقْتِ فَرَاغِي.I like reading detective novels in my free time.
    • تُهْوَى أُخْتِي الْكُتُبَ التَّارِيخِيَّةَ وَتَقْضِي سَاعَاتٍ فِي الْمَكْتَبَةِ.My sister likes historical books and spends hours in the library.
    • لَا أَهْوَى الْأَطْعِمَةَ الْحَارَّةَ جِدًّا، أُفَضِّلُ النَّكَهَاتِ الْمُعْتَدِلَةَ.I don't like very spicy foods; I prefer mild flavors.
  4. 4. to like ; to be fond of

    • هَوِيَ الرَّسَّامُ الْأَلْوَانَ الزَّاهِيَةَ.The painter liked the bright colors.
    • هَوِيَ الطِّفْلُ قِصَصَ الْمُغَامَرَاتِ.The child was fond of adventure stories.
    • هَوِيَتِ الْفَتَاةُ الْعَزْفَ عَلَى الْبْيَانُو.The girl liked playing the piano.
  5. 5. to air out

    • هَوَّى الْغُرْفَةَ بَعْدَ الطَّبْخِ.He aired out the room after cooking.
    • يَجِبُ أَنْ نُهَوِّيَ الْمَلَابِسَ الْمُبْتَلَّةَ.We must air out the wet clothes.
    • هَلْ هَوَّيْتَ السَّيَّارَةَ قَبْلَ الرَّحْلَةِ؟Did you air out the car before the trip?
  6. 6. to carry down

    • هَوَى الرِّيحُ الْأَغْصَانَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ بِقُوَّةٍ.The wind carried the branches down to the ground with force.
    • هَوَتِ الْجَاذِبِيَّةُ الْكُرَةَ مِنْ أَعْلَى الْبِنَاءِ.Gravity carried the ball down from the top of the building.
    • هَوَى الْعَامِلُ الْحِمْلَ الثَّقِيلَ بِحَذَرٍ شَدِيدٍ.The worker carried the heavy load down with extreme caution.
  7. 7. to descend

    • هَوَى الْحَجَرُ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ بِسُرْعَةٍ.The stone descended from the mountain quickly.
    • يَهْوِي الطَّائِرُ إِلَى عُشِّهِ عِنْدَ الْغُرُوبِ.The bird descends to its nest at sunset.
    • اِهْوِ بِرِفْقٍ لِتَتَجَنَّبَ السُّقُوطَ.Descend gently to avoid falling.
  8. 8. to desire

    • يَهْوَى الطَّالِبُ الْعِلْمَ وَيَسْعَى دَائِمًا لِلتَّعَلُّمِ.The student desires knowledge and always strives to learn.
    • كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ يَهْوَى الْحُرِّيَّةَ وَالْكَرَامَةَ فِي حَيَاتِهِ.Every human being desires freedom and dignity in their life.
    • هَلْ تَهْوَى السَّفَرَ وَاكْتِشَافَ الثَّقَافَاتِ الْجَدِيدَةِ؟Do you desire to travel and discover new cultures?

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