قوی

See also: قوى‎, قوي‎, and ق و ي‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَوِيّ‎ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /qawiː/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /qawiː/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ɢæviː/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /qaviː/

Iranian Persian	قوی
Dari	قوی
Tajik	қавӣ (qavī)

Adjective

قوی • (qavi) (comparative قوی‌تَر‎ (qavi-tar), superlative قوی‌تَرین‎ (qavi-tarin))

strong

Related terms

قوت‎

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /quːi/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /quːɪ/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ɢuːe/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /qui/

Noun

قوی • (qu-ye)

Form of قو‎ (qu) with ezâfe

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (qavi), from Arabic قَوِيّ‎ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qʊ.ʋɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /xʊ.ʋɑː/

Noun

قُویٰ • (quvā) m (Hindi spelling क़ुवा)

strengths, powers, forces

References

“قوی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“قوی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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