جوء

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀯𑀇 (juvaï), from Sanskrit युवति (yuvatí, “young woman”). Cognate with Hindustani جوئی / जोई (joī), Romani ʒuvli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒoːɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪ
  • Hyphenation: جوءِ

Noun

جوءِ • (joi) f (Devanagari जोय)

  1. wife

Derived terms

References

  • Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “جوءِ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “جوء”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yuvatí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 607
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