قوی

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See also: قوى, قوي, and ق و ي

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? qawī
Dari reading? qawī
Iranian reading? ğavi
Tajik reading? qavi

Adjective

Dari قوی
Iranian Persian
Tajik қавӣ

قوی (qavi) (comparative قوی‌تَر (qavi-tar), superlative قوی‌تَرین (qavi-tarin))

  1. strong

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? qū-yi
Dari reading? qū-yi
Iranian reading? ğu-ye
Tajik reading? qu-yi

Noun

قوی (qu-ye)

  1. 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)

  1. robust, strong, mighty

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian قوا (quwā), from Arabic قُوًى (quwan), plural of قُوَّة (quwwa).

Pronunciation

Noun

قُویٰ (quvām (Hindi spelling क़ुवा)

  1. 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.