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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic إِغْوَاء (ʔiḡwāʔ).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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iğwā
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| Dari reading?
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iğwā
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| Iranian reading?
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eğvâ
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| Tajik reading?
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iġvo
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Noun
اغوا • (eğvâ)
| Dari
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اغوا
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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иғво
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- seduction
- enticement
- incitation
- temptation
Derived terms
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اغوا (iğwā), from Arabic إِغْوَاء (ʔiḡwāʔ), from أَغْوَى (ʔaḡwā, “to lure, to tempt”).
Pronunciation
Noun
اِغْوا • (iġvā) m (Hindi spelling अग़वा)
- abduction, kidnapping
ارے میری بیٹی اغوا ہو گئی!- are merī beṭī iġvā ho gaī!
- Oh no, my daughter has been kidnapped!
Derived terms
References
- “اغوا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “اغوا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.