दावा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دعوی (da'wā), from Arabic دَعْوَى (daʕwā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑː.ʋɑː/, [d̪äː.ʋäː]
Noun
दावा • (dāvā) m (Urdu spelling دَعْوَیٰ)
- 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.
- (law) lawsuit, suit
- confidence, conviction
- pretension, smug assertion
- Synonym: गर्वोक्ति (garvokti)
Declension
Declension of दावा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दावा dāvā |
दावे dāve |
| oblique | दावे dāve |
दावों dāvõ |
| vocative | दावे dāve |
दावो dāvo |
Derived terms
- दावा करना (dāvā karnā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दावा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 493
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