अग़वा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اغوا (iġwā), from Arabic إِغْوَاء (ʔiḡwāʔ), from أَغْوَى (ʔaḡwā, “to lure, to tempt”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əɣ.ʋɑː/, [ɐɣ.ʋäː], /əɡ.ʋɑː/, [ɐɡ.wäː]

Noun

अग़वा • (aġvā) m (Urdu spelling اغوا)

  1. abduction, kidnapping

References

  • “अग़वा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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