रुसवा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رسوا (rusvā, “disgraced”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾʊs.ʋɑː/, [ɾʊs.ʋäː]

Adjective

रुसवा • (rusvā) (Urdu spelling رسوا)

1. dishonoured, disgraced

Declension

Declension of रुसवा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	रुसवा rusvā	रुसवे rusve	रुसवी rusvī	रुसवी rusvī
oblique	रुसवे rusve	रुसवे rusve	रुसवी rusvī	रुसवी rusvī
vocative	रुसवे rusve	रुसवे rusve	रुसवी rusvī	रुसवी rusvī

Related terms

• रुसवाई (rusvāī, “disgrace”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रुसवा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press