দাবী

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَعْوَى (daʕwā). Also spelt দাবি (dabi).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪abi/, [ˈd̪abiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪abi/, [ˈd̪abiˑ]

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• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /d̪abi/, [ˈd̪abiˑ], [ˈd̪abiˑ]

Noun

দাবী • (dabī)

1. claiming of right; title; pretension
2. demand; claim
3. lawsuit; charge; accusation
4. complaint; prayer

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “দাবী” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “দাবী” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh