حَوْلَه
hawla
The English word towel is حَوْلَه (hawla) in Dari. Wiktionary also lists آبْچِین (ābčīn).
Meaning: cloth used for wiping (noun)
Ways to say it
| Dari | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| حَوْلَه | hawla |
| آبْچِین | ābčīn |
Both terms refer to a cloth used for wiping.
Which one should you use?
حَوْلَه is the standard term, while آبْچِین is a more colloquial way to refer to a towel.
How do you pronounce it?
hawla
Did you know?
- The word آبْچِین is a compound of آب meaning 'water' and a root related to 'throwing' or 'casting', suggesting the cloth 'casts' the water away from the body.
- The distinction between حَوْلَه and آبْچِین can sometimes signal a person's social background or their level of formal education in a conversation.
- In some contexts, the distinction between these two words can actually reveal a speaker's regional dialect or urban versus rural upbringing.
Example sentences for Dari are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Hussein and Fatima are in the bathroom.
- حسین Husseinفاطمه، حَوْلَه کجاست؟Fatima, hawla kujast?Fatima, where is the towel?
- فاطمه Fatimaروی میز است، حسین.Roy-e mez ast, Hussein.It is on the table, Hussein.
- حسین Husseinمن آن را نمیبینم.Man an ra namibinam.I don't see it.
- فاطمه Fatimaاین حَوْلَه است، بگیر.In hawla ast, bigir.This is the towel, take it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “towel” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
