قوی

See also: قوى, قوي, and ق و ي

Chagatai

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kōń.

Alternative forms

Noun

قوی (qoy) (plural قوی‌لار (qoylar))

  1. sheep, Ovis aries
    قوی ییلیqoy yilithe year of the sheep
    قوی‌لاردین سویدوقqoylardin soyduqwe slaughtered some of the sheep
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Uyghur: قوي (qoy)
  • Uzbek: qoʻy

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

قوی (qoy) (plural قوی‌لار (qoylar))

  1. alternative form of قویون (qoyun)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Adjective

قوی (qäwī) (comparative قویراک (qäwīräk), superlative اینک قوی (eŋ qäwī))

  1. strong, stern, robust
    Synonyms: حصین (ḥaṣīn), کوچلوک (küčlük)
  2. firm, tight

Further reading

  • Bahawudun, Muhemmettursun, Gheyurani, Ghenizat, Qadir, Isma'il, Ehet, Ablimit (2002) “قەۋىي”, in چاغاتاي تىلىنىڭ ئىزاھلىق لۇغىتى [Explanatory Dictionary of the Chagatai Language]‎[6] (in Uyghur), Shinjang Xelq Neshriyati, →ISBN, page 504
  • Demir, Necati, Aydoğdu, Özkan (2015) Oğuzname [Kazan Nüshası]: inceleme - metin - dizin - tıpkıbasım [Oğuzname [Kazan Manuscript]: analysis - text - index - facsimile], Istanbul: Kesit Yayınları, page 262

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? qawī
Dari reading? qawī
Iranian reading? ġavi
Tajik reading? qavi

Adjective

قوی • (qawī / ġavi) (comparative قوی‌تَر, superlative قوی‌تَرین, Tajik spelling қавӣ)

  1. strong
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ق و و (0 c, 3 e)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? qū-yi
Dari reading? qū-yi
Iranian reading? ġu-ye
Tajik reading? qu-yi

Noun

قوی • (qū-yi / ġu-ye)

  1. ezâfe form of قو

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian قوی (qawī), from Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

قَوی • (qavī) (Hindi spelling क़वी)

  1. robust, strong, mighty

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian قوا (quwā), from Arabic قُوًى (quwan), plural of قُوَّة (quwwa).

Pronunciation

Noun

قُویٰ • (quvām (Hindi spelling क़ुवा)

  1. irregular plural of قوت (quvvat, strength, force)

References

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