दावा

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑː.ʋɑː/, [d̪äː.ʋäː]

Noun[edit]

दावा • (dāvā) m (Urdu spelling دَعْوَیٰ)

  1. claim, assertion, declaration [+ (object) पे = to] [+ (object) पर = to]
    चीन इस इलाक़े पे दावा कर रहा है।
    cīn is ilāqe pe dāvā kar rahā hai.
    China is claiming this region.
  2. (law) lawsuit, suit
  3. confidence, conviction
  4. pretension, smug assertion
    Synonym: गर्वोक्ति (garvokti)

Declension[edit]

Declension of दावा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct दावा
dāvā 		दावे
dāve
oblique दावे
dāve 		दावों
dāvõ
vocative दावे
dāve 		दावो
dāvo

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