جوا

Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoː/
• Homophone: جوه‎ (jō, “they came to it/him”)

Verb

جوا • (jō)

1. third-person plural past of جا‎

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuwwa/

Adverb

جُوَّا • (juwwa)

1. Alternative spelling of جُوَّة‎

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج و و‎

Alternative forms

• جوة‎

Etymology

From Arabic جَوَّة‎ (jawwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒuw.wa/, [ʒuw.wa]

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Adverb

جوّا • (juwwa)

1. inside, indoors

   Antonym: برا‎ (barra)

Derived terms

• جوات‎ (juwwāt, “inside”, preposition)

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Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀽𑀤 (jūda), from Sanskrit द्यूत (dyūta, “gambling”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʊ.ɑː/, /d͡ʒʊ.wɑː/, /d͡ʒuː.ɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

جُوْا • (jūā) m (Hindi spelling जूआ)

1. gambling

Declension

Declension of جوا
	singular	plural
direct	جوا‎ (jūā)	جوے‎ (jūe)
oblique	جوے‎ (jūe)	جووں‎ (jūõ)
vocative	جوے‎ (jūe)	جوو‎ (jūo)

Related terms

• جواری‎ (jūārī, “gambler”)

References

• “جوا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “جوا”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2022.