दवा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دَوَا (dawā), from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

दवा • (davā) f (Urdu spelling دوا)

1. medicine, treatment
2. cure

Declension

Declension of दवा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दवा davā	दवाएँ davāẽ
oblique	दवा davā	दवाओं davāõ
vocative	दवा davā	दवाओ davāo

Synonyms

• (medicine): दवाई (davāī)

Marwari

Alternative forms

• दवाई (davā'ī)

Etymology

From Classical Persian دوا (dawā), from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ).

Noun

दवा (davā) ?

1. medication, medicine
2. remedy
3. cure

References

• Bhanwar, Lal Suthar, Gahlot, Sukhveer Singh (1998) राजस्थानी-हिन्दी-अंग्रेजी कोश [rājasthānī-hindī-aṅgrejī koś, Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary] (in Hindi), Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press), page 164