دوات
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- دویت (divit)
Etymology
From Persian دوات (davât), from Arabic دواة.
Noun
دوات • (devat)
- inkwell; pen case
Descendants
- Turkish: divit
References
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962), “devât”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 214
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “دوات”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “دوات”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 917
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دواة.
Pronunciation
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Noun
دوات • (davât) (plural دواتها (davât-hâ))
- inkwell
Synonyms
- مرکبدان (morakkabdân)
Descendants
- → Assamese: দোৱাত (düat)
- Hindustani:
- → Hindi: दवात (davāt)
- → Urdu: دوات (davāt)
- → Ottoman Turkish: دوات (devat), دویت (divit)
- Turkish: divit
- → Punjabi: دوات (davāt)
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian دوات.
Noun
دَوَات • (davāt) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਦਵਾਤ)
- inkwell
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian دوات.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪ə.ʋɑːt̪/
Noun
دوات • (davāt) f (Hindi spelling दवात)
- ink-holder, inkstand; an inkhorn
- a portable case with receptacles for ink and writing-reeds
- The style with which the cloth or wool in an (Eastern) inkbottle is stirred.