परवाह

Hindi

Alternative forms

• परवा (parvā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پرواه (parwāh), an alternative form of پروا (parwā). Compare Bengali পরোয়া (porōẇa), Marathi पर्वा (parvā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəɾ.ʋɑːɦ/, [pɐɾ.ʋäːʱ]

Noun

परवाह • (parvāh) f (Urdu spelling پرواہ)

1. care, heed, notice

   Synonym: चिंता (cintā)

   मेरी परवाह क्यों है? ― merī parvāh kyõ hai? ― Why does it matter to me?

   परवाह न करना ― parvāh na karnā ― to neglect

Declension

Declension of परवाह (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	परवाह parvāh	परवाहें parvāhẽ
oblique	परवाह parvāh	परवाहों parvāhõ
vocative	परवाह parvāh	परवाहो parvāho

Derived terms

• परवाह करना (parvāh karnā)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “परवाह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “परवाह”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “परवाह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “परवाह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press