قوی

See also: قوى, قوي, and ق و ي

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qa.wiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.wiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.wiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qä.wiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qä.wi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæ.viː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.vi]

Readings
Classical reading?	qawī
Dari reading?	qawī
Iranian reading?	ğavi
Tajik reading?	qavi

Adjective

Dari	قوی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	қавӣ

قوی • (qavi) (comparative قوی‌تَر (qavi-tar), superlative قوی‌تَرین (qavi-tarin))

1. strong

Related terms

• قوت

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [quː.ji]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [quː.jɪ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [quː.jɪ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [quː.jɪ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qu.ji]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [quː.je]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qu.ji]

Readings
Classical reading?	qū-yi
Dari reading?	qū-yi
Iranian reading?	ğu-ye
Tajik reading?	qu-yi

Noun

قوی • (qu-ye)

1. Form of قو (qu) with ezâfe

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian قوی (qawī), from Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qə.ʋiː/

Adjective

قَوی • (qavī) (Hindi spelling क़वी)

1. robust, strong, mighty

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian قوا (quwā), from Arabic قُوًى (quwan), plural of قُوَّة (quwwa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qʊ.ʋɑː/

Noun

قُویٰ • (quvā) m (Hindi spelling क़ुवा)

1. irregular plural of قوت (quvvat, “strength, force”)

References

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