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halva

halva

English

Alternative forms

Noun

halva ‎(countable and uncountable, plural halvas)

  1. A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in India, the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and the Middle East.
    • 2016 January 26, "When ‘Made In Israel’ Is a Human Rights Abuse," The New York Times (retrieved 26 January 2016):
      Just before Christmas, Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, sent the White House a box of holiday gifts with a pointed political message. Inside were items (body lotion, halvah, olive oil) produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Translations

References

  1. ↑ "halva." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2009.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hal‧va

Etymology

From Hebrew חלבה ‎(halvá), from Romanian halva, from Ottoman Turkish حلوا ‎(helva), from Persian حلوا ‎(halvâ), from Arabic حلاوة ‎(ḥalāwa).

Noun

halva f, m ‎(plural halva's, diminutive halvaatje n)

  1. halva

Estonian

Adjective

halva

  1. Genitive singular form of halb.

Finnish

Noun

halva

  1. halva

Declension

Inflection of halva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative halva halvat
genitive halvan halvojen
partitive halvaa halvoja
illative halvaan halvoihin
singular plural
nominative halva halvat
accusative nom. halva halvat
gen. halvan
genitive halvan halvojen
halvainrare
partitive halvaa halvoja
inessive halvassa halvoissa
elative halvasta halvoista
illative halvaan halvoihin
adessive halvalla halvoilla
ablative halvalta halvoilta
allative halvalle halvoille
essive halvana halvoina
translative halvaksi halvoiksi
instructive — halvoin
abessive halvatta halvoitta
comitative — halvoineen

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.va/

Noun

halva m ‎(plural halvas)

  1. halva

Hungarian

Etymology

hal ‎(“to die”) +‎ -va

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɒlvɒ]
  • Hyphenation: hal‧va

Adverb

halva

  1. dead
    élve vagy halva‎ ― dead or alive
    halva született‎ ― stillborn
  2. adverbial participle of hal

Derived terms

Italian

Noun

halva f

  1. halva

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

halva m, f

  1. definite feminine singular of halve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

halva f

  1. definite singular of halve

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish حلوا ‎(helva), from Arabic حَلْوَى ‎(ḥalwā).

Noun

halva f ‎(plural halvale)

  1. halva

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish حلوا ‎(helva) (Turkish helva), from Arabic حَلْوَى ‎(ḥalwā).

Noun

halva f ‎(Cyrillic spelling халва)

  1. halva

Declension

Synonyms

  • tahan halva

Swedish

Noun

halva c

  1. halva

Noun

halva c

  1. a half
    Jag gav barnen varsin halva av äpplet.‎
    I gave the kids one half of the apple each.

Declension

Inflection of halva 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative halva halvan halvor halvorna
Genitive halvas halvans halvors halvornas

Synonyms

Related terms

Etymology

From Hebrew חלווה ‎(khalvá), from Romanian halva, from Ottoman Turkish حلوا ‎(helva), from Persian حلوا ‎(halvâ), from Arabic حلاوة ‎(ḥalāwa).[1]

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