دستاویز

دستاویز

Persian

Alternative forms

• دست‌آویز‎ (dastâviz), دست آویز‎ (dastâviz)

Etymology

دست‎ (dast, “hand”) +‎ ـآویز‎ (âviz, “hanging”), literally “that which is hanging from a hand”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /dastɑːweːz/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /dastɑːweːz/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /dæstɒːviːz/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /dastɔvez/

Noun

دَستاویز • (dastâviz)

1. document, paper (an original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else)
2. reason, excuse

   Synonym: بهانه‎ (bahâne)

3. device

   Synonym: دستگاه‎ (dastgâh)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: दस्तावेज़ (dastāvez)

  Urdu: دستاویز‎ (dastāvez)

• → Bengali: দস্তাবেজ (dôstabez)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “دستاویز”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press