دعوی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَعْوَى (daʕwā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [daʔ.ˈwɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äʔ.wɑ́ː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æʔ.vɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äʔ.vɔ́]

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

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

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.