Where does “حواء” come from?

حواء (Arabic) comes from Arabic حَوَّاء, from Hebrew חוה, from Hebrew חַי — life; alive.

حواء (Arabic): Eve, the first woman in Abrahamic religions

Definitions

  1. Eve, the first woman in Abrahamic religions

Ancestry of “حواء”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicحَوَّاءEve
2Hebrewחוהdefective spelling of חווה
3Hebrewחַיlife; alive

Words derived from “حواء”

Every word from Hebrew חַי →Every word from Hebrew חוה →Every word from Arabic حَوَّاء →