جوا

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Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation 1

Verb

جوا • (jō)

  1. third-person plural past of جا

Pronunciation 2

Adverb

جُوَّا • (juwwa)

  1. Alternative spelling of جُوَّة

Malay

Noun

جوا (plural جوا-جوا or جوا۲, informal 1st possessive جواکو, 2nd possessive جوامو, 3rd possessive جواڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of jua‎

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج و و
2 terms

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒuw.wa/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adverb

جوّا • (juwwa)

  1. inside, indoors
    Antonym: برا (barra)

Derived terms

  • جوات (juwwāt, “inside”, preposition)

Urdu

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Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀽𑀤 (jūda), from Sanskrit द्यूत (dyūta, “gambling”).

Pronunciation

Noun

جُوْا • (jū-) m (Hindi spelling जूआ)

  1. gambling

Declension

    Declension of جوا
singular plural
direct جوا (jūā) جوے (jūe)
oblique جوے (jūe) جووں (jūõ)
vocative جوے (jūe) جوو (jūo)

References

  • “جوا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “جوا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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