جوا

Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoː/, [d͡ʒo̞ː], [ʒo̞ː]
  • Homophone: جوه (jō, “they came to him”)

Verb

جوا • (jō)

  1. third-person plural past of جا

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒuwwa/

Adverb

جُوَّا • (juwwa)

  1. alternative spelling of جُوَّة

Malay

Noun

جوا (plural جوا-جوا or جوا٢)

  1. Jawi spelling of jua.‎

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج و و
2 terms

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒuw.wa/, [ʒuw.wa]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adverb

جوّا • (juwwa)

  1. inside, indoors
    Antonym: برا (barra)

Derived terms

  • جوات (juwwāt, “inside”, preposition)

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀽𑀤 (jūda), from Sanskrit द्यूत (dyūta, “gambling”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʊ.ɑː/, /d͡ʒʊ.wɑː/, /d͡ʒuː.ɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

جُوْا • (jū-) m (Hindi spelling जूआ)

  1. gambling

Declension

Declension of جوا
singular plural
direct جوا (jūā) جوئے (jūe)
oblique جوئے (jūe) جوؤں (jūō̃)
vocative جوئے (jūē) جوؤ (jūō)

References

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