ناروا

Persian

Etymology

From نا (nā- / nâ-) +‎ روا (rawā / ravâ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /naː.ra.ˈwaː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ɾä.wɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ɾä.wɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑː.ɾä.wɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔː.ɾä.wɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒː.ɹæ.vɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔ.ɾä.vɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	nārawā
Dari reading?	nārawā
Iranian reading?	nâravâ
Tajik reading?	noravo

Adjective

ناروا • (nārawā / nâravâ) (Tajik spelling нораво)

1. inadmissible, impermissible
2. unjust

Descendants

• → Urdu: نَارَوَا (nāravā)
  • → Ushojo: ناروا (nāravā)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “ناروا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَارَوَا (nārawā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑː.ɾə.ʋɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː
• Hyphenation: نا‧رَ‧وا

Adjective

نارَوا • (nāravā) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling नारवा)

1. unjust
2. inappropriate

Descendants

• → Ushojo: ناروا (nāravā)

Further reading

• “ناروا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ناروا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.

Ushojo

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu نَارَوَا (nāravā), from Classical Persian نَارَوَا (nārawā).

Adjective

ناروا (nāravā)

1. inappropriate