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waw

Etymology 1 vb. (context transitive obsolete English) To stir; move; wave. Etymology 2

n. (context obsolete water English) A (l en wave). Etymology 3

alt. (lb en UK dialectal Northern England Scotland) A wall n. (lb en UK dialectal Northern England Scotland) A wall Etymology 4

n. 1 The twenty-seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet: و. 2 (alternative spelling of vav English)

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waw

n. the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

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Waw (letter)

Waw ( "hook") is the sixth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician wāw , Aramaic waw , Hebrew vav (also vau) , Syriac waw ܘ and Arabic wāw (sixth in abjadi order; 27th in modern Arabic order).

It represents the consonant (in Modern Hebrew also ) and the vowels and .

It is the origin of Greek Ϝ (digamma), Υ (upsilon) and Latin F, V and the derived letters U, W, Y.

WAW

Waw or WAW may refer to:

  • Waw (letter), a letter in many semitic alphabets
  • Waw, the velomobile
  • Another spelling for the town Wau, Sudan
  • Waw Township, Burma
  • Warsaw Chopin Airport, an international airport serving Warsaw, Poland (IATA airport code)

Usage examples of "waw".

Kerry, as spokesperson for the WAW, was trumpeting the theme the Communist world wanted heard.

Canyon III permitted Kerry to emerge as the national spokesperson for the WAW, a role that grew out of his visible presence on the stage throughout the event and his televised appearance before the Fulbright Committee on April 22, 1971.

Dewey Canyon III permitted Kerry to emerge as the national spokesperson for the WAW, a role that grew out of his visible presence on the stage throughout the event and his televised appearance before the Fulbright Committee on April 22, 1971.

Gimmel, Dalet, He, Waw, Zain, Het, Tet, Jod, Kaf, Lamed, Mem, Nun, Samech, Ajin, Pe, Cade, Qof, Resz, Szin i Taw.

No a bludy soul abowt, no even wun aw those bubblin basturts chained to the waws or anyhin.

Ahm about to slit the basturts throate just on generil principils when this bit ov the waw suddenly starts talkin to me, an this paintin appears on it, only the paintin moves!

Next thing ah knew thare's this hissin and the sound ov arrers shootin past ma heid an skitein aff pillers an waws an the stanp flare.