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Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian جلوه (jilwa, jalwa), from Arabic جَلْوَة (jalwa).
Noun
جلوہ • (jalva, jilva, julva) m (Hindi spelling जलवा)
- splendor, luster, glory, effulgence
- (rare) the meeting of the bride and bridegroom (in the presence of their relations)
- (religious) the ceremony (among Muslims) when the bridegroom reads a chapter of the Qur'ān, and for the first time sees his wife's face in a mirror
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “جلوه”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.