در

See also: ڈر‎, ذر‎, دز‎, and دژ‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root د ر ر‎ (d-r-r).

Verb

دَرَّ • (darra) I, non-past يَدِرُّ‎ or يَدُرُّ‎‎ (yadirru or yadurru)

1. to flow copiously
2. to stream, to flow, to well
3. to accrue
4. to be abundant, to be plentiful

Conjugation

Conjugation of

دَرَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun دَرّ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						دَرّ darr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						دَارّ‎ dārr
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَدْرُور‎ madrūr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَرَرْتُ‎ darartu	دَرَرْتَ‎ dararta	دَرَّ darra		دَرَرْتُمَا‎ darartumā	دَرَّا‎ darrā		دَرَرْنَا‎ dararnā	دَرَرْتُمْ‎ darartum	دَرُّوا‎ darrū
	f		دَرَرْتِ‎ dararti	دَرَّتْ‎ darrat			دَرَّتَا‎ darratā			دَرَرْتُنَّ‎ darartunna	دَرَرْنَ‎ dararna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَدِرُّ‎ or أَدُرُّ‎ ʔadirru or ʔadurru	تَدِرُّ‎ or تَدُرُّ‎ tadirru or tadurru	يَدِرُّ‎ or يَدُرُّ‎ yadirru or yadurru		تَدِرَّانِ‎ or تَدُرَّانِ‎ tadirrāni or tadurrāni	يَدِرَّانِ‎ or يَدُرَّانِ‎ yadirrāni or yadurrāni		نَدِرُّ‎ or نَدُرُّ‎ nadirru or nadurru	تَدِرُّونَ‎ or تَدُرُّونَ‎ tadirrūna or tadurrūna	يَدِرُّونَ‎ or يَدُرُّونَ‎ yadirrūna or yadurrūna
	f		تَدِرِّينَ‎ or تَدُرِّينَ‎ tadirrīna or tadurrīna	تَدِرُّ‎ or تَدُرُّ‎ tadirru or tadurru			تَدِرَّانِ‎ or تَدُرَّانِ‎ tadirrāni or tadurrāni			تَدْرِرْنَ‎ or تَدْرُرْنَ‎ tadrirna or tadrurna	يَدْرِرْنَ‎ or يَدْرُرْنَ‎ yadrirna or yadrurna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَدِرَّ‎ or أَدُرَّ‎ ʔadirra or ʔadurra	تَدِرَّ‎ or تَدُرَّ‎ tadirra or tadurra	يَدِرَّ‎ or يَدُرَّ‎ yadirra or yadurra		تَدِرَّا‎ or تَدُرَّا‎ tadirrā or tadurrā	يَدِرَّا‎ or يَدُرَّا‎ yadirrā or yadurrā		نَدِرَّ‎ or نَدُرَّ‎ nadirra or nadurra	تَدِرُّوا‎ or تَدُرُّوا‎ tadirrū or tadurrū	يَدِرُّوا‎ or يَدُرُّوا‎ yadirrū or yadurrū
	f		تَدِرِّي‎ or تَدُرِّي‎ tadirrī or tadurrī	تَدِرَّ‎ or تَدُرَّ‎ tadirra or tadurra			تَدِرَّا‎ or تَدُرَّا‎ tadirrā or tadurrā			تَدْرِرْنَ‎ or تَدْرُرْنَ‎ tadrirna or tadrurna	يَدْرِرْنَ‎ or يَدْرُرْنَ‎ yadrirna or yadrurna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَدِرَّ‎ or أَدِرِّ‎ or أَدْرِرْ‎ or أَدُرَّ‎ or أَدُرِّ‎ or أَدْرُرْ‎ ʔadirra or ʔadirri or ʔadrir or ʔadurra or ʔadurri or ʔadrur	تَدِرَّ‎ or تَدِرِّ‎ or تَدْرِرْ‎ or تَدُرَّ‎ or تَدُرِّ‎ or تَدْرُرْ‎ tadirra or tadirri or tadrir or tadurra or tadurri or tadrur	يَدِرَّ‎ or يَدِرِّ‎ or يَدْرِرْ‎ or يَدُرَّ‎ or يَدُرِّ‎ or يَدْرُرْ‎ yadirra or yadirri or yadrir or yadurra or yadurri or yadrur		تَدِرَّا‎ or تَدُرَّا‎ tadirrā or tadurrā	يَدِرَّا‎ or يَدُرَّا‎ yadirrā or yadurrā		نَدِرَّ‎ or نَدِرِّ‎ or نَدْرِرْ‎ or نَدُرَّ‎ or نَدُرِّ‎ or نَدْرُرْ‎ nadirra or nadirri or nadrir or nadurra or nadurri or nadrur	تَدِرُّوا‎ or تَدُرُّوا‎ tadirrū or tadurrū	يَدِرُّوا‎ or يَدُرُّوا‎ yadirrū or yadurrū
	f		تَدِرِّي‎ or تَدُرِّي‎ tadirrī or tadurrī	تَدِرَّ‎ or تَدِرِّ‎ or تَدْرِرْ‎ or تَدُرَّ‎ or تَدُرِّ‎ or تَدْرُرْ‎ tadirra or tadirri or tadrir or tadurra or tadurri or tadrur			تَدِرَّا‎ or تَدُرَّا‎ tadirrā or tadurrā			تَدْرِرْنَ‎ or تَدْرُرْنَ‎ tadrirna or tadrurna	يَدْرِرْنَ‎ or يَدْرُرْنَ‎ yadrirna or yadrurna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دِرَّ or دِرِّ or اِدْرِرْ‎ or دُرَّ or دُرِّ or اُدْرُرْ‎ dirra or dirri or idrir or durra or durri or udrur			دِرَّا‎ or دُرَّا‎ dirrā or durrā				دِرُّوا‎ or دُرُّوا‎ dirrū or durrū
	f		دِرِّي‎ or دُرِّي‎ dirrī or durrī							اِدْرِرْنَ‎ or اُدْرُرْنَ‎ idrirna or udrurna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	دُرَّ durra		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُدَرُّ‎ yudarru		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُدَرَّ‎ yudarra		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُدَرَّ‎ or يُدَرِّ‎ or يُدْرَرْ‎ yudarra or yudarri or yudrar		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Noun

دَرّ • (darr) m

1. verbal noun of دَرَّ (darra) (form I)
2. copious flow of milk
3. milk, lactation
4. achievement, accomplishment
5. nature, natural disposition
6. soul, mind, intellect

Declension

Declension of noun دَرّ (darr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَرّ darr	الدَّرّ‎ ad-darr	دَرّ darr
Nominative	دَرٌّ darrun	الدَّرُّ‎ ad-darru	دَرُّ darru
Accusative	دَرًّا‎ darran	الدَّرَّ‎ ad-darra	دَرَّ darra
Genitive	دَرٍّ darrin	الدَّرِّ‎ ad-darri	دَرِّ darri

Derived terms

• لِلَّٰهِ دَرُّكَ‎ (lillāhi darruka)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “در”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Noun

دُرّ • (durr) m (collective, singulative دُرَّة‎ f (durra), paucal دُرَّات‎ (durrāt) or دُرَر‎ (durar))

1. pearls

   Synonym: لُؤْلُؤ‎ (luʔluʔ)

Declension

Declension of noun دُرّ (durr)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُرّ durr	الدُّرّ‎ ad-durr	دُرّ durr
Nominative	دُرٌّ durrun	الدُّرُّ‎ ad-durru	دُرُّ durru
Accusative	دُرًّا‎ durran	الدُّرَّ‎ ad-durra	دُرَّ durra
Genitive	دُرٍّ durrin	الدُّرِّ‎ ad-durri	دُرِّ durri
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُرَّة‎ durra	الدُّرَّة‎ ad-durra	دُرَّة‎ durrat
Nominative	دُرَّةٌ‎ durratun	الدُّرَّةُ‎ ad-durratu	دُرَّةُ‎ durratu
Accusative	دُرَّةً‎ durratan	الدُّرَّةَ‎ ad-durrata	دُرَّةَ‎ durrata
Genitive	دُرَّةٍ‎ durratin	الدُّرَّةِ‎ ad-durrati	دُرَّةِ‎ durrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُرَّتَيْن‎ durratayn	الدُّرَّتَيْن‎ ad-durratayn	دُرَّتَيْ‎ durratay
Nominative	دُرَّتَانِ‎ durratāni	الدُّرَّتَانِ‎ ad-durratāni	دُرَّتَا‎ durratā
Accusative	دُرَّتَيْنِ‎ durratayni	الدُّرَّتَيْنِ‎ ad-durratayni	دُرَّتَيْ‎ durratay
Genitive	دُرَّتَيْنِ‎ durratayni	الدُّرَّتَيْنِ‎ ad-durratayni	دُرَّتَيْ‎ durratay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal‎; basic broken paucal triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُرَّات‎‎; دُرَر‎ durrāt‎; durar	الدُّرَّات‎‎; الدُّرَر‎ ad-durrāt‎; ad-durar	دُرَّات‎‎; دُرَر‎ durrāt‎; durar
Nominative	دُرَّاتٌ‎‎; دُرَرٌ‎ durrātun‎; durarun	الدُّرَّاتُ‎‎; الدُّرَرُ‎ ad-durrātu‎; ad-duraru	دُرَّاتُ‎‎; دُرَرُ‎ durrātu‎; duraru
Accusative	دُرَّاتٍ‎‎; دُرَرًا‎ durrātin‎; duraran	الدُّرَّاتِ‎‎; الدُّرَرَ‎ ad-durrāti‎; ad-durara	دُرَّاتِ‎‎; دُرَرَ‎ durrāti‎; durara
Genitive	دُرَّاتٍ‎‎; دُرَرٍ‎ durrātin‎; durarin	الدُّرَّاتِ‎‎; الدُّرَرِ‎ ad-durrāti‎; ad-durari	دُرَّاتِ‎‎; دُرَرِ‎ durrāti‎; durari

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: dürr
• → Uzbek: dur

Etymology 4

Verb

دُرْ • (dur) (form I)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of دَارَ‎ (dāra)

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Old Armenian դար (dar, “high place, precipice”).

Noun

در (dir) ?

1. side of a mountain

References

• Jaba, Auguste; Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “դար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Noun

در • (der)

1. Alternative form of تر‎ (ter, “sweat”)

Etymology 2

From Classical Persian در‎ (durr), from Arabic دُرّ‎ (durr).

Noun

در • (dür)

1. pearl
2. (figurative) a beautiful girl

Etymology 3

From Persian در‎ (dar).

Preposition

در • (der)

1. in, into
2. within, among

Etymology 4

Contraction of دورور‎ (durur, “it stands”).

Verb

در • (dır, dir, dur, dür)

1. (he, she, it) is; (they) are

Descendants

• Turkish: -dır, -dir, -dur, -dür

Etymology 5

Phrase

در • (dur)

1. it is

Alternative forms

• دورر‎, دور‎ — considered old by the 19th century

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “در”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 892

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dar/

Pronoun

در • (dar)

1. toward you (pronominal prefix of the second person)

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭩𐭭‎ (byn /⁠andar⁠/, “in, among, towards, concerning”), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎫𐎼 (aⁿtar, “among, within”), from Proto-Iranian, Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hantara-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”).

Alternative forms

• (archaic) اندر‎ (andar)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [daɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ]

• (Dari, formal/KBL) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ä]

• (Iran, formal/TEH) IPA^(key): [d̪æɹ]

• (Tajik, formal/DUS) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ]

• Phonetic Persian:

Traditional: [دَر]‎

Iranian: [دَر]‎

Readings
Classical reading?	dar
Dari reading?	dar
Iranian reading?	dar
Tajik reading?	dar

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• Rhymes: -ar

Preposition

Dari	در
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дар

در • (dar)

1. at

   ‏در خانه‎

   at home

2. in

   ‏در کیف‎

   in a bag

3. within, among
4. to

Synonyms

• (informal) تو‎ (tu)
• (in): داخل‎ (dâxel-e), درون‎ (darun-e)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭡𐭠‎ (dar, “gate, court, palace”), from Old Persian 𐎯𐎺𐎼𐎹𐎠 (duvar-, “door, gate”), from Proto-Iranian *dwar- (compare Northern Kurdish derî, Ossetian дуар (dwar), Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨‎ (duuar^əm)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwar- (compare Sanskrit द्वार (dvā́ra), Hindustani बार (bār) / بار‎ (bār)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“gate, door”) (compare English door, German Tür, Armenian դուռ (duṙ), Irish doras and Russian дверь (dverʹ)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæɾ/

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Noun

Dari	دَروازهَ‎
Iranian Persian	در
Tajik	дар

در • (dar) (plural درها‎ (dar-hâ))

1. (chiefly Iran) door
2. (chiefly Iran) lid
3. (dated) court

Usage notes

• The usage of در‎ as "door", while still understood, has become uncommon in Dari.

Derived terms

• دری‎ (dari)
• دربار‎ (darbâr)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deɾ/

Verb

در • (der)

1. (dialectal, Mashhad) present stem form of دیشتن‎

   ‏حالا کم کم می‌بینُم کار دِرَه بالا می‌گیرِه.‎‎

   hâlâ kam kam mi-binom kâr dera bâlâ mi-gire.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 4

From Arabic دُرّ‎ (durr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dor/

Noun

در • (dorr)

1. pearl

Etymology 5

Verb

در • (dar)

1. present stem form of دریدن‎ (daridan)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “در”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian در‎ (dar). Doublet of دوار‎ (dvār).

Noun

در • (dar) m (Hindi spelling दर)

1. door

Related terms

• دروازہ‎ (darwāza, “door”)
• دربار‎ (darbâr, “royal court, durbar”)

Ushojo

Etymology 1

Preposition

در (dar)

1. inside, in, into

Adverb

در (dar)

1. in something

Etymology 2

From Classical Persian در‎ (dar).

Noun

در (dar)

1. door

   Synonym: دروازو‎ (darvāzō)