دروازہ

UrduEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Classical Persian دروازه(darvāza). Doublet of دَر(dar) and دْوَار(dvār).

PronunciationEdit

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪əɾ.ʋɑː.zɑ(ː)/
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  • Hyphenation: دَر‧وا‧زَہ

NounEdit

دَرْوَازَہ (darvāzam (Hindi spelling दरवाज़ा)

  1. door
  2. (loosely) gate
  3. (loosely) porch; entrance
  4. (figuratively) path, way

DeclensionEdit

Declension of دروازہ
singular plural
direct دَرْوَازہ(darvāzah) دَرْوَازے(darvāze)
oblique دَرْوَازے(darvāze) دَرْوَازوں(darvāzõ)
vocative دَرْوَازے(darvāze) دَرْوَازو(darvāzo)

DescendantsEdit

  • Gulf Arabic: دِرْوَازَة(dirwāza)

ReferencesEdit

  • دروازہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • دروازہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.