نجوا

Arabic

Verb

نجوا (form I)

1. نَجَوَا (najawā) /na.d͡ʒa.waː/: third-person masculine dual past active of نَجَا (najā)
2. نَجَوْا (najaw) /na.d͡ʒaw/: third-person masculine plural past active of نَجَا (najā)
3. نُجُوا (nujū) /nu.d͡ʒuː/: third-person masculine plural past passive of نَجَا (najā)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَجْوَى (najwā).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nad͡ʒ.ˈwɑː]

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	najwā
Dari reading?	najwā
Iranian reading?	najvâ
Tajik reading?	najvo

Noun

نجوا • (najvâ) (plural نجواها (najvâ-hâ))

1. whisper

Derived terms

• نجوا کردن (najvâ kardan)