دربار

Persian

Etymology

From در (dar) +‎ بار (bâr).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ.bɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ.bɑːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ.bɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ.bɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æɹ.bɒːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äɾ.bɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	darbār
Dari reading?	darbār
Iranian reading?	darbâr
Tajik reading?	darbor

Noun

دربار • (darbâr)

1. royal court, palace
2. royal audience, court gathering, durbar
3. (obsolete) home

Descendants

• → Bengali: দরবার (dôrbar)
• → Gujarati: દરબાર (darbār)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: दरबार (darbār)

  Urdu: دَرْبَار (darbār)

  • → English: durbar, darbar
• → Malayalam: ദർബാർ (daṟbāṟ)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਦਰਬਾਰ (darbār)

  Shahmukhi script: دَربار (darbār)

• → Tamil: தர்பார் (tarpār)
• → Telugu: దర్బారు (darbāru)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دربار (darbār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪əɾ.bɑːɾ/

Noun

دربار • (darbār) m (Hindi spelling दरबार)

1. durbar, royal court, palace
2. royal audience (prominent citizen's gathering to meet bureaucrats), court gathering
3. audience hall, court of a noble
4. hall of royal audience