kˈɑːlwə, ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈɑːlwɑːt; lˈɪt., "sˈɑːlɪtˌuːd"; pɹənˈaʊnst ɪn ɪɹˈæn, "kˈɑːlvæt"; spˈɛlɪŋ ɪn tˈɜːkɪʃ, hˈævɪt hɐz sˈɛvɹəl mˈiːnɪŋz ɪn sˈuːfɪzəm, ɪslˈɑːmɪk dʒˈʊɹɹɪspɹˌuːdəns, ænd ðə dɹˈuːz ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, wˌɪtʃ ɪn sˌʌm wˈeɪ dᵻɹˈaɪv fɹʌmðə kˈɑːnsɛpt ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ɐlˈoʊn ɔːɹ wɪθdɹˈɔːɪŋ fɹʌmðə wˈɜːld.
Khalwa (, also khalwat; lit., "solitude"; pronounced in Iran, "khalvat"; spelling in Turkish, halvet) has several meanings in Sufism, Islamic jurisprudence, and the Druze religion, which in some way derive from the concept of being alone or withdrawing from the world.