दवा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ʋɑː/, [d̪ɐ.ʋäː]

Noun

दवा • (davā) f (Urdu spelling دوا)

1. medicine, treatment
2. cure

Declension

Declension of दवा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दवा davā	दवाएँ davāẽ
oblique	दवा davā	दवाओं davāõ
vocative	दवा davā	दवाओ davāo

Synonyms

• (medicine): दवाई (davāī)

Rajasthani

Alternative forms

• दवाई (davā'ī)

Etymology

From Classical Persian دوا (dawā), from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ).

Noun

दवा (davā) ?

1. medication, medicine
2. remedy
3. cure

References

• Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 164. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).