دوائی

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دوائی‎ (dawā'ī), from Arabic دَوَاء‎ (dawāʔ, “medicine”). By surface analysis, دوا‎ (davā) +‎ ـی‎ (-ī).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪ə.ʋɑː.iː/, /d̪ə.wɑː.iː/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /d̪ə.ʋɑː.iː/, /d̪ə.wɑː.iː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

دوائی • (davā'ī) f (Hindi spelling दवाई)

  1. medicine
  2. (loosely) cure, remedy

Declension
Declension of دوائی
singular plural
direct دوائی‎ (davā'ī) دوائیاں‎ (davā'iyā̃)
oblique دوائی‎ (davā'ī) دوائیوں‎ (davā'iyō̃)
vocative دوائی‎ (davā'ī) دوائیو‎ (davā'iyō)

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