حوارى
See also: حواری and حواري
Arabic
Etymology
From Aramaic חִיוָּרָא / ܚܘܪܐ (ḥewwārā, “white”).
Noun
حُوَّارَى • (ḥuwwārā) f
- a kind of white bran-less but gluten-full flour of common wheat (Triticum aestivum)
- chalk, or chalky rock
Declension
Declension of noun حُوَّارَى (ḥuwwārā)
| Singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā | الْحُوَّارَى al-ḥuwwārā | حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā |
| Nominative | حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā | الْحُوَّارَى al-ḥuwwārā | حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā |
| Accusative | حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā | الْحُوَّارَى al-ḥuwwārā | حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā |
| Genitive | حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā | الْحُوَّارَى al-ḥuwwārā | حُوَّارَى ḥuwwārā |
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 32
- Shahîd, Irfan (2010) Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century. Volume II: Part 2: Economic, Social, and Cultural History, Washington D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, page 129