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title: "قَهْوَة (qahwa) meaning in Arabic: coffee"
description: "قَهْوَة (qahwa) means “coffee”. Root ق·ه·و, pattern , level A0: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/qahwa"
language: "en"
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# قَهْوَة

*qahwa* · **coffee**

قَهْوَة (qahwa) is an Arabic noun meaning “coffee”. It is built on the root ق·ه·و. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ق·ه·و
- Level: A0

## Words from the root ق·ه·و

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root ق·ه·و with قَهْوَة; each opens its own entry.

- [مَقْهًى](https://fasaha.app/w/maqha) — maqhan, café (A1)

## How to read قَهْوَة, letter by letter

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

- ق — قاف (qāf): a deep k from the back of the throat
- ه — هاء (hāʾ): a soft h
- و — واو (wāw): w, or a long u
- ة — تاء مربوطة (tāʾ marbūṭa): a t at the end of a feminine word, read as a soft a when you pause

## You already know this word

The English word “coffee” comes from the Arabic قَهْوَة: the word you already use is the one you are learning.

## Questions about قَهْوَة

### What is the root of قَهْوَة?

The root of قَهْوَة is ق·ه·و. Words built on the same root include مَقْهًى (café).

### What level is قَهْوَة?

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


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