جوا

Hijazi Arabic

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoː/, [d͡ʒo̞ː], [ʒo̞ː]
• Homophone: جوه (jō, “they came to him”)

Verb

جوا • (jō)

1. third-person plural past of جا

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuwwa/

Adverb

جُوَّا • (juwwa)

1. Alternative spelling of جُوَّة

Malay

Noun

جوا (plural جوا-جوا or جوا٢)

1. Jawi spelling of jua.‎‎

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج و و
2 terms

Alternative forms

• جوة

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)

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 • (jū-) m (Hindi spelling जूआ)

1. gambling

Declension

Declension of جوا

	singular	plural
direct	جوا (jūā)	جوئے (jūe)
oblique	جوئے (jūe)	جوؤں (jūō̃)
vocative	جوئے (jūē)	جوؤ (jūō)

Related terms

• جواری (jūārī, “gambler”)

References

• “جوا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “جوا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.