helva
Latin
editAdjective
edithelva
- inflection of helvus:
Adjective
edithelvā
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish حلوا, from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā) or حَلْوَاء (ḥalwāʔ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithelva (definite accusative helvayı, plural helvalar)
Declension
editDerived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “helva”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حلوا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 802