Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دوائی (dawā'ī), from Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ, medicine). By surface analysis, دوا (davā) +‎ ـی ().

Pronunciation

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Noun

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دَوائی (davāīf (Hindi spelling दवाई)

  1. medicine
  2. (loosely) cure, remedy

Declension

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    Declension of دوائی
singular plural
direct دوائی (davā'ī) دوائِیاں (davā'iyā̃)
oblique دوائی (davā'ī) دوائِیوں (davā'iyō̃)
vocative دوائی (davā'ī) دوائِیو (davā'iyō)

References

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  • دوائی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • دوائی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.