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ਰਵਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian روا (rawā).

Adjective

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ਰਵਾ (ravā) (Shahmukhi spelling روا)

  1. just, proper
  2. justifiable, lawful
Declension
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Declension of ਰਵਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਰਵਾ (ravā) ਰਵੇ (rave) ਰਵੀ (ravī) ਰਵੀਆਂ (ravīā̃)
oblique ਰਵੇ (rave) ਰਵਿਆਂ (raviā̃) ਰਵੀ (ravī) ਰਵੀਆਂ (ravīā̃)
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Noun

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ਰਵਾ (ravām (Shahmukhi spelling روا)

  1. pedigree, ancestry, lineage

Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit.

Noun

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ਰਵਾ (ravām (Shahmukhi spelling روا)

  1. grain (of hard glittering substances)
    ਮਹੀਨ ਰਵਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਵਿਚmahīn raviā̃ dī śakal vicin the shape of fine grains
  2. semolina
    Synonym: ਸੂਜੀ (sūjī)

Further reading

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  • ਰਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਵਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.