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halva
halva
English
Alternative forms
Noun
halva (countable and uncountable, plural halvas)
- 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.
- 2016 January 26, "When ‘Made In Israel’ Is a Human Rights Abuse," The New York Times (retrieved 26 January 2016):
Translations
confection
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References
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)
Finnish
Noun
halva
Declension
Inflection of halva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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 |
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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 |
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɒlvɒ]
- Hyphenation: hal‧va
Adverb
halva
Derived terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).
Noun
halva f (plural halvale)
Declension
declension of halva
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) halva | halvaua | (niște) halvale | halvalele |
genitive/dative | (unei) halvale | halvalei | (unor) halvale | halvalelor |
vocative | halva | halvalelor |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowing from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva) (Turkish helva), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).
Noun
halva f (Cyrillic spelling халва)
Declension
Declension of halva
Synonyms
- tahan halva
Swedish
Noun
halva c
Noun
halva c
- a half
- Jag gav barnen varsin halva av äpplet.
- I gave the kids one half of the apple each.
- Jag gav barnen varsin halva av äpplet.
Declension
Inflection of halva | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | halva | halvan | halvor | halvorna |
Genitive | halvas | halvans | halvors | halvornas |