اغوا

See also: إغواء‎

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic إِغْوَاء‎ (ʔiḡwāʔ).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari): IPA^(key): /ɪɣwɒː/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /eɢvɒː/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /iɣvɔː/

Noun

اغوا • (eğvâ)

Iranian Persian	اغوا
Dari	اغوا
Tajik	иғво (iġvo)

Derived terms

اغوا کردن‎ (eğvâ kardan)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎.

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪɣ.ʋɑː/, /əɣ.ʋɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ɪɣ.ʋɑː/, /əɣ.ʋɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

اِغْوا • (iġvā) m (Hindi spelling इग़्वा)

abduction, kidnapping
‏ارے میری بیٹی اغوا ہو گئی!‎‎
are merī beṭī iġvā ho gaī!
Oh no, my daughter has been kidnapped!

Derived terms

اغوا کرنا‎ (iġvā karnā)

References

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

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