जलवा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəl.ʋɑː/, [d͡ʒɐl.ʋäː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian جلوه (jilwa, jalwa), from Arabic جَلْوَة (jalwa).

Noun

जलवा • (jalvā) m (Urdu spelling جلوہ)

1. beauty, splendour, light

   जलवा-ए-माशूक़ ― jalvā-e-māśūq ― the light of [one's] beloved (poetic)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जलवा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Verb

जलवा • (jalvā) (Urdu spelling جلوا)

1. inflection of जलवाना (jalvānā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative