dava

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɑˈvɑ]
  • Hyphenation: da‧va

Etymology 1

Probably from Arabic دَعَا (daʿā, to call, challange)[1]

Noun

dava (definite accusative davanı, plural davalar)

  1. a (fist) fight, punch-up
    Synonym: dalaşma
  2. brawl, row
  3. conflict
    Synonym: münaqişə
  4. war
    Synonym: müharibə
Declension

References

  1. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), dava”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʾ, medicine)

Noun

dava (definite accusative davanı, plural davalar)

  1. (dated) medicine
    Synonym: dərman
Declension

Dacian

Alternative forms

  • -dava

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (to put, place, set), possibly through a *dhewa (settlement). Compare Zazaki dewe (village).

Noun

dava

  1. (often used as a suffix) name for a Dacian city, town, fortress, or other settlement; usually appended to another element to form the name of a settlement

Interlingua

Verb

dava

  1. past of dar

Italian

Verb

dava

  1. third-person singular imperfect of dare

Anagrams


Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈda.vɐ/
  • Rhymes: -avɐ

Verb

dava

  1. first-person singular imperfect of dar
  2. third-person singular imperfect of dar
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