दरवान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دروان (darwān), from دربان (darbān, “doorkeeper”), from در (dar, “door”) + بان (-bān, “keeper, guardian”). Cognate with Bengali দারোয়ান (darōẇan).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪əɾ.ʋɑːn/, [d̪ɐɾ.ʋä̃ːn]

Noun

दरवान • (darvān) m (Urdu spelling دروان)

1. porter
2. doorkeeper
3. janitor

Declension

Declension of दरवान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दरवान darvān	दरवान darvān
oblique	दरवान darvān	दरवानों darvānõ
vocative	दरवान darvān	दरवानो darvāno