حوزه

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See also: حوزة, جوزة, and خوره

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic حَوْزَة (ḥawza).

Noun

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حوزه (havze)

  1. a site, region, district
  2. a territory, dominions of a state or people; or, a metropolis
  3. possession or occupation

Descendants

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  • Turkish: havza

References

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Arabic حَوْزَة (ḥawza).

Noun

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حوزه (howze)

  1. sphere
    حوزه عمومیhowze-ye 'omumithe public sphere
  2. domain
  3. realm
  4. extent
  5. circuit
  6. range of action
  7. field
  8. district
  9. hawza or seminary where Shi'a Muslim clerics are trained
    حوزه علمیهhowze-ye 'elmiyye(please add an English translation of this usage example)