# halva
## English
### Alternative forms

* halavah, halvah, halwa, halwah, halava, halawa, halaweh, hulwa

### Etymology

From Hebrew חלווה (khálva), from Romanian halva, from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva), from Persian حلوا (halvâ), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā). Cognate with Halwai.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /hɑːlˈvɑː/, /ˈhɑːlvɑː/

### Noun

halva (countable and uncountable, plural halvas)
* A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
** 2016 January 26, Eyal Press, “When ‘Made In Israel’ Is a Human Rights Abuse”, in The New York Times‎: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.

#### Derived terms

* sohan halva

#### Related terms

* Halwai

#### Translations
### References

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

### Further reading

* halva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

From Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

### Noun

halva (definite accusative halvanı, plural halvalar)
* halva

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “halva” in Obastan.com.

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: hal‧va

### Noun

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

## Estonian
### Adjective

halva
* genitive singular of halb

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Russian халва (xalva).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑlʋɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝lʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlʋɑ
* Hyphenation: hal‧va

### Noun

halva
* halva

#### Declension

Possessive forms of halva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
halvani
halvani
accusative
nom.
halvani
halvani
gen.
halvani
genitive
halvani
halvojeni halvaini $^{rare}$
partitive
halvaani
halvojani
inessive
halvassani
halvoissani
elative
halvastani
halvoistani
illative
halvaani
halvoihini
adessive
halvallani
halvoillani
ablative
halvaltani
halvoiltani
allative
halvalleni
halvoilleni
essive
halvanani
halvoinani
translative
halvakseni
halvoikseni
abessive
halvattani
halvoittani
instructive
comitative
—halvoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
halvasi
halvasi
accusative
nom.
halvasi
halvasi
gen.
halvasi
genitive
halvasi
halvojesi halvaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
halvaasi
halvojasi
inessive
halvassasi
halvoissasi
elative
halvastasi
halvoistasi
illative
halvaasi
halvoihisi
adessive
halvallasi
halvoillasi
ablative
halvaltasi
halvoiltasi
allative
halvallesi
halvoillesi
essive
halvanasi
halvoinasi
translative
halvaksesi
halvoiksesi
abessive
halvattasi
halvoittasi
instructive
comitative
—halvoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
halvamme
halvamme
accusative
nom.
halvamme
halvamme
gen.
halvamme
genitive
halvamme
halvojemme halvaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
halvaamme
halvojamme
inessive
halvassamme
halvoissamme
elative
halvastamme
halvoistamme
illative
halvaamme
halvoihimme
adessive
halvallamme
halvoillamme
ablative
halvaltamme
halvoiltamme
allative
halvallemme
halvoillemme
essive
halvanamme
halvoinamme
translative
halvaksemme
halvoiksemme
abessive
halvattamme
halvoittamme
instructive
comitative
—halvoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
halvanne
halvanne
accusative
nom.
halvanne
halvanne
gen.
halvanne
genitive
halvanne
halvojenne halvainne $^{rare}$
partitive
halvaanne
halvojanne
inessive
halvassanne
halvoissanne
elative
halvastanne
halvoistanne
illative
halvaanne
halvoihinne
adessive
halvallanne
halvoillanne
ablative
halvaltanne
halvoiltanne
allative
halvallenne
halvoillenne
essive
halvananne
halvoinanne
translative
halvaksenne
halvoiksenne
abessive
halvattanne
halvoittanne
instructive
comitative
—halvoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
halvansa
halvansa
accusative
nom.
halvansa
halvansa
gen.
halvansa
genitive
halvansa
halvojensa halvainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
halvaansa
halvojaan halvojansa
inessive
halvassaan halvassansa
halvoissaan halvoissansa
elative
halvastaan halvastansa
halvoistaan halvoistansa
illative
halvaansa
halvoihinsa
adessive
halvallaan halvallansa
halvoillaan halvoillansa
ablative
halvaltaan halvaltansa
halvoiltaan halvoiltansa
allative
halvalleen halvallensa
halvoilleen halvoillensa
essive
halvanaan halvanansa
halvoinaan halvoinansa
translative
halvakseen halvaksensa
halvoikseen halvoiksensa
abessive
halvattaan halvattansa
halvoittaan halvoittansa
instructive
comitative
—halvoineen halvoinensa :

### Further reading

* “halva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /al.va/

### Noun

halva m (plural halvas)
* halva

### Further reading

* “halva”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈhɒlvɒ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: hal‧va
* Rhymes: -vɒ

### Etymology 1

hal (“to die”) +‎ -va (adverbial-participle suffix)

#### Participle

halva
* adverbial participle of hal (“to die”)

#### Adverb

halva
* dead (as a complement: in the state of being dead)
    Synonym: holtan
    élve vagy halva ― dead or alive
    halva született ― stillborn

##### Derived terms

* élve vagy halva

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

halva (usually uncountable, plural halvák)
* halva (confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey)

##### Derived terms

* halvás

### Further reading

* (dead): halva in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* (halva [a confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey]): halva in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halpa. Cognates include Finnish halpa (“cheap”) and Estonian halb (“bad”).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈhɑlʋɑ/, [ˈhɑɫʋ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈhɑlʋɑ/, [ˈhɑɫʋɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑlʋ, -ɑlʋɑ
* Hyphenation: hal‧va

### Adjective

halva (comparative halvemp)
* cheap
* bad

#### Declension
### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 43

## Italian
### Noun

halva f
* halva

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* halven

### Noun

halva m or f
* definite feminine singular of halve

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

halva f (definite singular halva, indefinite plural halver or halvor, definite plural halvene or halvone)
* (pre-2012) alternative form of halve
* definite singular of halve

## Romanian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /halˈva/

### Noun

halva f (plural halvale)
* halva

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

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

### Noun

halva f (Cyrillic spelling халва)
* halva
    Synonym: tahan halva

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Noun

halva c
* halva

### Noun

halva c
* a half
    Jag gav barnen varsin halva av äpplet.I gave the kids one half of the apple each.
* (colloquial) the second snaps drunk in a series

#### Derived terms

* ägghalva

#### Related terms

* halv
* halvera

#### See also

* hälft

### References

* halva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* halva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)