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title: "حَلْوَى (ḥalwā) meaning in Arabic: sweets, halva"
description: "حَلْوَى (ḥalwā) means “sweets, halva”. Root ح·ل·و, pattern , level A1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/halwa"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# حَلْوَى

*ḥalwā* · **sweets, halva**

حَلْوَى (ḥalwā) is an Arabic noun meaning “sweets, halva”. It is built on the root ح·ل·و. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ح·ل·و
- Level: A1

## Words from the root ح·ل·و

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ح·ل·و with حَلْوَى; each opens its own entry.

- [أَحْلَى](https://fasaha.app/w/ahla) — aḥlā, sweetest, loveliest (A2)

## How to read حَلْوَى, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ح — حاء (ḥāʾ): a breathy h from deep in the throat
- ل — لام (lām): l
- و — واو (wāw): w, or a long u
- ى — ألف مقصورة (ʾalif maqṣūra): a final long ā, written like yāʾ without dots

## Questions about حَلْوَى

### What is the root of حَلْوَى?

The root of حَلْوَى is ح·ل·و. Words built on the same root include أَحْلَى (sweetest, loveliest).

### What level is حَلْوَى?

Fasaha first uses حَلْوَى at level A1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)