اغوا

See also: إغواء

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِغْوَاء (ʔiḡwāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔiɣ.wɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪɣ.wɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɪɣ.wɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɪɣ.wɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔiɣ.wɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔeɢ.vɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔiʁ.vɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	iğwā
Iranian reading?	eğvâ
Tajik reading?	iġvo

Noun

اغوا • (eğvâ)

Dari	اغوا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	иғво

1. seduction
2. enticement
3. incitation
4. temptation

Derived terms

• اغوا کردن (eğvâ kardan)

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪɣ.ʋɑː/, /əɣ.ʋɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

اِغْوا • (iġvā) m (Hindi spelling इग़्वा)

1. abduction, kidnapping

   ارے میری بیٹی اغوا ہو گئی!

   are merī beṭī iġvā ho gaī!

   Oh no, my daughter has been kidnapped!

Derived terms

• اغوا کرنا (iġvā karnā)

References

• “اغوا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “اغوا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.