دعوی

Persian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? da'wā
Dari reading? da'wā
Iranian reading? da'vâ
Tajik reading? da'vo

Noun

Dari دعوی
Iranian Persian
Tajik даъво

دَعویٰ • (da'vâ)

  1. alternative form of دعوا (da'vâ)

Urdu

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Classical Persian دَعْویٰ (da'wā)bor.
    Urdu دعوی (d'vī)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian دَعْویٰ (da'wā), from Arabic دَعْوَى (daʕwā).

    Pronunciation

    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, 2025.
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