तावीज़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَعْوِيذ (taʕwīḏ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.ʋiːz/, [t̪äː.ʋiːz], /t̪ɑː.ʋiːd͡ʒ/, [t̪äː.ʋiːd͡ʒ]
• Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

तावीज़ • (tāvīz) m (Urdu spelling تعویذ)

1. tawiz, amulet

Declension

Declension of तावीज़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तावीज़ tāvīz	तावीज़ tāvīz
oblique	तावीज़ tāvīz	तावीज़ों tāvīzõ
vocative	तावीज़ tāvīz	तावीज़ो tāvīzo

Descendants

• → English: tawiz

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “तावीज़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तावीज”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha