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hawza

hawza noun: a madrasa where Shi'ite Muslim scholars are educated.

Noun

hawza (plural hawzas or hawzat)

  1. A madrasa where Shi'ite Muslim scholars are educated.

Forms of hawza

pluralhawzas
pluralhawzat
alternative formhawzah

Origin of hawza

Arabic حوزة

Questions about hawza

What does hawza mean?
Hawza means a madrasa where Shi'ite Muslim scholars are educated.
What part of speech is hawza?
Hawza is a noun.
What is the plural of hawza?
The plural of hawza is hawzas.

Words near hawza in the dictionary

  1. Hawtreys
  2. hawts
  3. Hawver
  4. Hawvers
  5. Hawwara
  6. hawza
  7. hawzah
  8. hawzahs
  9. hawzas
  10. hawzat
  11. hax

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