दौरान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دَوَران (dawarân), from Arabic دَوَران (dawarān).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɔː.ɾɑːn/, [d̪ɔː.ɾä̃ːn]

Noun

दौरान • (daurān) m (Urdu spelling دوران)

1. revolving, turning, whirling
2. duration, period

   Synonym: दौर (daur)

3. circulation (as of the blood)

Adverb

दौरान • (daurān) (Urdu spelling دوران)

1. while

Derived terms

• के दौरान (ke daurān, “during”)
• के दौरान में (ke daurān mẽ, “during”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दौरान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press