Hawara

H4A1W4A1R1A1

proper noun

A village in Egypt, and an Ancient Egyptian site near it, south of Crocodilopolis / Arsinoe, with a pyramid and a necropolis in which the Fayum mummy portraits were found.

OriginArabic هَوَارَة ← Demotic Egyptian ḥw.t-wr.t ← Egyptian ḥwt →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Egypt, and an Ancient Egyptian site near it, south of Crocodilopolis / Arsinoe, with a pyramid and a necropolis in which the Fayum mummy portraits were found.
nounHawara (plural Hawaras or Hawara)

plural Hawaras · alternative Hawwarah

  1. A member of an Amazigh tribe that settled in Egypt and was known for breeding horses and serving as cavalry.

Origin

  1. Egyptianḥwt“enclosure, mansion”
  2. Demotic Egyptianḥw.t-wr.t“the great mansion”
  3. Arabicهَوَارَة
  4. EnglishHawara

From Arabic هَوَارَة (hawāra) which in turn is from Demotic Egyptian ḥw.t-wr.t (“the great mansion”), from Egyptian ḥwt (“enclosure, mansion”) + wrt (“large, great”).

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APA

Hawara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawara

MLA

“Hawara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawara. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hawara,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawara.

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