दावा

दावा

Hindi

Etymology

From Persian دعوی‎ (da'va), from Arabic دَعْوَى‎ (daʿwā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.ʋɑː/

Noun

दावा • (dāvā) m (Urdu spelling دعوی‎)

1. claim, assertion, declaration [+ (object) पे = to] [+ (object) पर = to]

   चीन इस इलाक़े पे दावा कर रहा है।

   cīn is ilāqe pe dāvā kar rahā hai.

   China is claiming this region.

2. (law) lawsuit, suit
3. confidence, conviction
4. pretension, smug assertion

   Synonym: गर्वोक्ति (garvokti)

Declension

Declension of दावा
	Singular	Plural
Direct	दावा (dāvā)	दावे (dāve)
Oblique	दावे (dāve)	दावों (dāvõ)
Vocative	दावे (dāve)	दावो (dāvo)

Derived terms

• दावा करना (dāvā karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दावा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 493