دعوی

Persian

Noun

دعوی • (da'wā / da'vâ) (Tajik spelling даъво)

  1. alternative spelling of دعوا (da'wā / da'vâ)

Urdu

Etymology

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    Classical Persian دَعْویٰ (da'wā)bor.
    Urdu دعوی (d'vī)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian دَعْویٰ (da'wā), from Arabic دَعْوَى (daʕwā).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    دَعْویٰ • (da'vā) f (Hindi spelling दावा)

    1. claim, assertion, pretension
    2. (law) lawsuit, suit, charge, accusation
    Urdu terms derived from the Arabic root د ع و (0 c, 5 e)

    References

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