اغوا

See also: إغواء

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِغْوَاء (ʔiḡwāʔ).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? iġwā
Dari reading? iġwā
Iranian reading? eġvâ
Tajik reading? iġvo

Noun

اغوا • (eġvâ)

Dari اغوا
Iranian Persian
Tajik иғво
  1. seduction
  2. enticement
  3. incitation
  4. temptation

Derived terms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اغوا (iġwā), from Arabic إِغْوَاء (ʔiḡwāʔ), from أَغْوَى (ʔaḡwā, “to lure, to tempt”).

Pronunciation

Noun

اِغْوا • (iġvā) m (Hindi spelling अग़वा)

  1. 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 (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “اغوا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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