اغوا
See also: إغواء
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic إِغْوَاء (ʾiḡwāʾ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /iɣwɑː/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /ɪɣwɒː/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /eɢvɒː/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /iɣvɔː/
Noun
اغوا • (eğvâ)
Dari | اغوا |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | иғво (iġvo) |
- seduction
- enticement
- incitation
- temptation
Derived terms
- اغوا کردن (eğvâ kardan)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian اغوا.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɪɣ.ʋɑː/, /əɣ.ʋɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
اِغْوا • (iġvā) m (Hindi spelling इग़्वा)
- abduction, kidnapping
- ارے میری بیٹی اغوا ہو گئی!
- are merī beṭī iġvā ho gaī!
- Oh no, my daughter has been kidnapped!
Derived terms
- اغوا کرنا (iġvā karnā)
References
- “اغوا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “اغوا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.