पुरवा

See also: पुरावा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀭𑁄𑀯𑀸𑀅 (*purovāa), from Sanskrit पुरोवात (purovātá).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

पुरवा • (purvā) f (Urdu spelling پروا)

1. easterly; east wind

Declension

Declension of पुरवा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पुरवा purvā	पुरवाएँ purvāẽ
oblique	पुरवा purvā	पुरवाओं purvāõ
vocative	पुरवा purvā	पुरवाओ purvāo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पुरवा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पुरवा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पुरवा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 225
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “purōvātá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 470