Punjabi

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Classical Persian دَرْوَازَه (darwāza).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d̪əɾ.ʋäː.zäː/, [d̪ɐɾᵊ.ʋäː.zäː]
    • Hyphenation: دَر‧وا‧زَہ

    Noun

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    دَرْوَازَہ (darvāzahm (Gurmukhi spelling ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ)

    1. Synonym of بُوہا (būhā, door)
    2. (by extension) gate
    3. (by extension) porch; entrance
    4. (by extension) archway
    5. (figuratively) path, way

    Declension

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    Declension of دروازہ
    singular plural
    direct دَرْوَازَہ (darvāzah) دَرْوَازے (darvāze)
    oblique دَرْوَازے (darvāze) دَرْوَازیاں (darvāzeyāṉ)
    vocative دَرْوَازیا (darvāzeyā) دَرْوَازیوْ (darvāzeyo)
    ablative دَرْوَازیوْں (darvāzeyoṉ)
    locative دَرْوَازے (darvāze) دَرْوَازِیْں (darvāzīṉ)
    instrumental دَرْوَازے (darvāze) دَرْوَازِیْں (darvāzīṉ)

    Further reading

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    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “دروازہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
    • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “دروازہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
    • ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

    Urdu

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Classical Persian دَرْوَازَه (darwāza). Doublet of دَر (dar) and دْوَار (dvār).

      Pronunciation

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      • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪əɾ.ʋɑː.zɑ(ː)/
      • (Overseas) IPA(key): /d̪ɪɾ.ʋɑː.zɑ(ː)/
      • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
      • Hyphenation: دَر‧وا‧زَہ

      Noun

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      دَرْوَازَہ (darvāzam (Hindi spelling दरवाज़ा)

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

      Declension

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

      Descendants

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      • Gulf Arabic: دِرْوَازَة (dirwāza)

      Further reading

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      • دروازہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
      • دروازہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.