परवाह
Hindi
Alternative forms
- परवा (parvā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian پرواه (parwāh), an alternative form of پروا (parwā). Compare Bengali পরোয়া (porōẇa), Marathi पर्वा (parvā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəɾ.ʋɑːɦ/, [pɐɾ.ʋäːʱ]
Noun
परवाह • (parvāh) f (Urdu spelling پرواہ)
- care, heed, notice
- Synonym: चिंता (cintā)
- मेरी परवाह क्यों है? ― merī parvāh kyõ hai? ― Why does it matter to me?
- परवाह न करना ― parvāh na karnā ― to neglect
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | परवाह parvāh |
परवाहें parvāhẽ |
| oblique | परवाह parvāh |
परवाहों parvāhõ |
| vocative | परवाह parvāh |
परवाहो parvāho |
Derived terms
- परवाह करना (parvāh karnā)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “परवाह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “परवाह”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “परवाह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “परवाह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press