ਰਵਾ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian روا (“rawā”).

Adjective

ਰਵਾ • (ravā) (Shahmukhi spelling روا)

  1. just, proper
  2. justifiable, lawful
Declension
Declension of ਰਵਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਰਵਾ (ravā) ਰਵੇ (rave) ਰਵੀ (ravī) ਰਵੀਆਂ (ravīā̃)
oblique ਰਵੇ (rave) ਰਵਿਆਂ (raviā̃) ਰਵੀ (ravī) ਰਵੀਆਂ (ravīā̃)
  • ਰਵਾਦਾਰ (ravādār, “liberal”, adjective)

Noun

ਰਵਾ • (ravā) m (Shahmukhi spelling روا)

  1. pedigree, ancestry, lineage

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit.

Noun

ਰਵਾ • (ravā) m (Shahmukhi spelling روا)

  1. grain (of hard glittering substances)
    ਮਹੀਨ ਰਵਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਵਿਚ ― mahīn raviā̃ dī śakal vic ― in the shape of fine grains
  2. semolina
    Synonym: ਸੂਜੀ (sūjī)

Further reading

  • “ਰਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਵਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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