helva

== Latin == === Adjective === helva inflection of helvus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Adjective === helvā ablative feminine singular of helvus == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish حلوا, from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā) or حَلْوَاء (ḥalwāʔ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [helˈvɑ] Hyphenation: hel‧va === Noun === helva (definite accusative helvayı, plural helvalar) halva ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== helvacı === See also === tahin helvası === References === 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