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Punjabi
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian روا (“rawā”).
Adjective
ਰਵਾ • (ravā) (Shahmukhi spelling روا)
- just, proper
- justifiable, lawful
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ਰਵਾ (ravā)
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ਰਵੇ (rave)
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ਰਵੀ (ravī)
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ਰਵੀਆਂ (ravīā̃)
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ਰਵੇ (rave)
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ਰਵਿਆਂ (raviā̃)
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ਰਵੀ (ravī)
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ਰਵੀਆਂ (ravīā̃)
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- ਰਵਾਦਾਰ (ravādār, “liberal”, adjective)
Noun
ਰਵਾ • (ravā) m (Shahmukhi spelling روا)
- pedigree, ancestry, lineage
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit.
Noun
ਰਵਾ • (ravā) m (Shahmukhi spelling روا)
- grain (of hard glittering substances)
- ਮਹੀਨ ਰਵਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਵਿਚ ― mahīn raviā̃ dī śakal vic ― in the shape of fine grains
- semolina
- Synonym: ਸੂਜੀ (sūjī)
Further reading
- “ਰਵਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਵਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.