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व (va)
- The fourth semivowel of the Devanagari script, but traditionally classified (and collated) as a consonant. Linguistically it is considered a labio-dental approximant.
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व • (va)
- The ninth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari
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Borrowed from Arabic وَ (wa, “and”), via Classical Persian و (wa, u). Cognate with Marathi व (va).
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The usage is the same as in Arabic:
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व • (va)
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- (Devanagari script letters) अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, ए, ऐ, ओ, औ, अं, अः, अँ, क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह, त्र, ज्ञ, क्ष, क़, ख़, ग़, ज़, झ़, ड़, ढ़, फ़ (Category: Hindi letters) [edit]
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व • (va)
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Borrowed from Arabic وَ (wa, “and”), via Classical Persian و (wa, u). Cognate with Hindi व (va), Sanskrit एवं.
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व • (va)
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व • (wa)
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व
- Devanagari script form of va (“like, as if”)
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व
- Devanagari script form of va, sandhi form of एव (eva, “even”)