रवा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾə.ʋɑː/, [ɾɐ.ʋäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from an r-dialect form of Sanskrit लव (láva). Cognate with Marathi रवा (ravā, “semolina”).

Noun

रवा • (ravā) m (Urdu spelling روا)

1. particle; grain; tiny part of something

   Synonyms: अणु (aṇu), अंश (añś)

2. semolina
3. gunpowder

   Synonym: बारूद (bārūd)

Declension

Declension of रवा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रवा ravā	रवे rave
oblique	रवे rave	रवों ravõ
vocative	रवे rave	रवो ravo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian روا (rawā), from Middle Persian.

Adjective

रवा • (ravā) (Urdu spelling روا)

1. suitable; proper, right

   Synonyms: सही (sahī), उचित (ucit)

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• रवादार (ravādār)

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लव (lava). Cognate with Hindi रवा (ravā, “semolina”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾə.ʋa/

Noun

रवा • (ravā) m

1. semolina

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “रवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “रवा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press