دعوی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَعْوَى‎ (daʕwā).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /daʔˈwɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /dæʔˈvɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /daʔˈvɔ/

Noun

Iranian Persian	دعوی
Dari	دعوی
Tajik	даъво (daʾvo)

دَعویٰ • (da'vâ)

(law) claim, litigation

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (da'vâ), from Arabic دَعْوَى‎ (daʕwā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ə(ʔ).ʋɑː/, /d̪ɑː.ʋɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /d̪ə(ʔ).ʋɑː/, /d̪ɑː.ʋɑː/

Noun

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

claim, assertion, pretension
(law) lawsuit, suit, charge, accusation

References

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

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