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जवा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जवा (javā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ʋɑː/, [d͡ʒɐ.ʋäː]

Noun

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जवा (javāf

  1. rose (more specifically the China rose)
    Synonym: गुलाब (gulāb)

Declension

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References

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Cognate with Transoxianan Persian obsolete ژافه (žâfa, a kind of herb, saffron?), dialectal زافه (zâfe, a kind of Persian shallot) and زعفران (za'ferân, saffron).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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जवा (javā) stemf

  1. rose (more specifically the China rose)
  2. saffron
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:केसर

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of जवा (javā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative जवा
javā
जवे
jave
जवाः
javāḥ
Vocative जवे
jave
जवे
jave
जवाः
javāḥ
Accusative जवाम्
javām
जवे
jave
जवाः
javāḥ
Instrumental जवया / जवा¹
javayā / javā¹
जवाभ्याम्
javābhyām
जवाभिः
javābhiḥ
Dative जवायै
javāyai
जवाभ्याम्
javābhyām
जवाभ्यः
javābhyaḥ
Ablative जवायाः / जवायै²
javāyāḥ / javāyai²
जवाभ्याम्
javābhyām
जवाभ्यः
javābhyaḥ
Genitive जवायाः / जवायै²
javāyāḥ / javāyai²
जवयोः
javayoḥ
जवानाम्
javānām
Locative जवायाम्
javāyām
जवयोः
javayoḥ
जवासु
javāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

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  • Bengali: জবা (joba, hibiscus)
  • Hindi: जवा (javā)

References

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