قوی

قوی

See also: قوى‎, قوي‎, and ق و ي‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَوِيّ‎ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /qawiː/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /qawiː/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ɢæviː/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /qaviː/

Dari	قوی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	қавӣ (qavī)

Adjective

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

1. strong

Related terms

• قوت‎

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /quːi/

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /quːɪ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ɢuːe/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /qui/

Noun

قوی • (qu-ye)

1. Form of قو‎ (qu) with ezâfe

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قوی‎ (qavī), from Arabic قَوِيّ‎ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qʊ.ʋɑː/

Noun

قُویٰ • (quvā) m (Hindi spelling क़ुवा)

1. strengths, powers, forces

References

• “قوی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “قوی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.