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daavaa(m): plaint, writ, accusation

Description of daavaa: Daavaa is an Urdu word meaning a formal legal claim, lawsuit, or assertion made in court to seek justice or rights. Unlike a mere shikayat , which is an informal grievance, daavaa requires structured evidence and judicial proceedings. Differs from haq , as it actively pursues enforcement rather than stating an inherent entitlement. In Urdu poetry, it evokes themes of unproven love claims, as in Ghalib's verses on lovers' futile

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vahi qaatil vahi shaahid vahi munsif Thahre

aqrabaa mere

karen qatl ka daavaa kis par

he's the murderer, the martyr

and he the judge remains

oh kinsmen of mine,

who shall we accuse of the murder?

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qaatil (m) (10)

murderer, assassin

shaahid (m) (3)

witness

munsif (m) (2)

judge, arbitrator

aqrabaa (m) (1)

relatives, kinsmen

qatl (m) (3)

murder

daavaa (m) (1)

plaint, writ, accusation

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