دروازہ
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دروازه (darvāza). Doublet of دَر (dar) and دْوَار (dvār).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪əɾ.ʋɑː.zɑ(ː)/
- Hyphenation: دَر‧وا‧زَہ
Noun
دَرْوَازَہ • (darvāza) m (Hindi spelling दरवाज़ा)
- door
- (loosely) gate
- (loosely) porch; entrance
- (figuratively) path, way
Declension
| Declension of دروازہ | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | دَرْوَازہ (darvāzah) | دَرْوَازے (darvāze) |
| oblique | دَرْوَازے (darvāze) | دَرْوَازوں (darvāzõ) |
| vocative | دَرْوَازے (darvāze) | دَرْوَازو (darvāzo) |
Descendants
- → Gulf Arabic: دِرْوَازَة (dirwāza)
References
- “دروازہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “دروازہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.