waw
noun
vav.
waw
1 American
[vahv, vawv]
/ vɑv, vɔv /
noun
wāw
2
American
[wou]
/ waʊ /
noun
waw
British
/ wɔː /
noun
Etymology
Origin of wāw
Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Then there is a legible beth, followed by a partially eroded, partially broken section with space for two letters, followed by a waw and an unclear letter.
From Fox News ● May 2, 2019
The team moved swiftly The Bath Industries name waw changed to Congoleum, reflecting that company's contribution to its survival.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eh, O, O; are you sure they be so? oho, oho, oho; eh, waw?
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various
Less important are the Itturē Sopherim, or five passages in which the scribes have omitted a waw from the text.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
Some of huz is hanconverted men, gavner; an they sy: You smaggles wanne thing, Kepn; waw not hanather?
From Captain Brassbound's Conversion by Shaw, Bernard
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