حوت

Etymology 1
The source is. Presumably of particularly ancient origin, which may have allowed for derivations from the roots “living” or  “writhing; containing”—derivations unworkable with transmitted Arabic grammar. However the 🇨🇬 noun-forming suffix -ūt added to /  /  /, a well-known word with 🇨🇬 from the latter root, could have yielded an Arabic form , which according to the known Arabic sound law prohibiting sequences iwū and iyū in favour of ū (as in the third person plural  past of ), would  have been contracted to.

As for non-🇨🇬 provenance, origin has been considered, in view of fish names,  and , without any conclusion.

Noun

 * 1) fish
 * 2) whale
 * 3)  Pisces
 * 1) whale
 * 2)  Pisces
 * 1)  Pisces

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) fish

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) fish

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) whale
 * 2)  Pisces