دوائی

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دوائی (dawā'ī), from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ, “medicine”). By surface analysis, دوا (davā) +‎ ـی (-ī).

Pronunciation

Noun

دَوائی • (davāī) f (Hindi spelling दवाई)

  1. medicine
  2. (loosely) cure, remedy

Declension

Declension of دوائی
singular plural
direct دوائی (davā'ī) دوائِیاں (davā'iyā̃)
oblique دوائی (davā'ī) دوائِیوں (davā'iyō̃)
vocative دوائی (davā'ī) دوائِیو (davā'iyō)

References

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