बेवा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیوه (bēwa). Doublet of विधवा (vidhvā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

बेवा • (bevā) f (Urdu spelling بیوہ)

1. widow

   Synonym: विधवा (vidhvā)

Declension

Declension of बेवा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेवा bevā	बेवाएँ bevāẽ
oblique	बेवा bevā	बेवाओं bevāõ
vocative	बेवा bevā	बेवाओ bevāo

References

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