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Persian
Etymology 1
From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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qawī
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| Dari reading?
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qawī
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| Iranian reading?
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ğavi
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| Tajik reading?
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qavi
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Adjective
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قوی
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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қавӣ
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قوی • (qavi) (comparative قویتَر (qavi-tar), superlative قویتَرین (qavi-tarin))
- strong
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
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| Classical reading?
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qū-yi
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| Dari reading?
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qū-yi
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| Iranian reading?
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ğu-ye
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| Tajik reading?
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qu-yi
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Noun
قوی • (qu-ye)
- Form of قو (qu) with ezâfe
Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian قوی (qawī), from Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).
Pronunciation
Adjective
قَوی • (qavī) (Hindi spelling क़वी)
- robust, strong, mighty
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian قوا (quwā), from Arabic قُوًى (quwan), plural of قُوَّة (quwwa).
Pronunciation
Noun
قُویٰ • (quvā) m (Hindi spelling क़ुवा)
- irregular plural of قوت (quvvat, “strength, force”)
References
- “قوی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “قوی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.