دعوی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَعْوَى (daʕwā).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪äʔ.wɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪ɑː.wɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪ɔː.wɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? da'wā
Dari reading? da'wā
Iranian reading? da'vâ
Tajik reading? daʾvo

Noun
Dari دعوی
Iranian Persian
Tajik даъво

دَعویٰ • (da'vâ)

  1. (law) claim, litigation

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دَعویٰ (da'wā), from Arabic دَعْوَى (daʕwā).

Pronunciation

Noun

دَعْویٰ • (da'vā) f (Hindi spelling दावा)

  1. claim, assertion, pretension
  2. (law) lawsuit, suit, charge, accusation

References
  • “دعوی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “دعوی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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