حوت
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حوت
Where it comes from
The source is unknown. Presumably of particularly ancient origin, which may have allowed for derivations from the roots ح ي و (ḥ y w) “living” or ح و ي (ḥ w y) “writhing; containing”—derivations unworkable with transmitted Arabic grammar. However the Northwest Semitic noun-forming suffix -ūt added to Aramaic 𐤇𐤅𐤄 (ḥwh, absolute state) / 𐡇𐡅𐡉𐡄 (ḥwyh) / חויא (ḥiwyā) / ܚܘܝܐ (ḥewyā, “snake”), a well-known word with Arabic حَيَّة (ḥayya, “snake”) from the latter root, could have yielded an Arabic form *حِوُوت (*ḥiwūt, “sea-snake”), which according to the known Arabic sound law prohibiting sequences iwū and iyū in favour of ū (as in the third person plural m past of نَسِيَ (nasiya)), would have been contracted to حُوت (ḥūt).
As for non-Semitic provenance, Egyptian origin has been considered, in view of fish names hwn, hwṯn and ḥmt, without any conclusion.
noun حُوت · ḥūt · حِيتَان · أَحْوَات · الْحُوت
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fish
وهذه البحيرة من أعاجيب الدنيا وذلك أن بها اثني عشر نوعاً من السمك يوجد منها في كل شهر نوع واحد لا يمتزج بغيره من أصناف السمك فإذا تم الشهر لم يوجد شيء من ذلك النوع في الشهر الآتي ثم يوجد في الشهر الآتي صنف من السمك آخر غير الصنف الأول لا يمتزج بغيره هكذا لكل شهر نوع من السمك لا يمتزج بسمك غيره إلى ك
Similar: سَمَك
- whale
- Pisces
In English
Talk about this word "حوت." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AA. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. حوت. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AA "حوت." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AA.Cite this
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title = {حوت},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AA},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
