دوار

دوار

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root د و ر‎ (d-w-r); compare دَارَ‎ (dāra, “to turn, to revolve”).

Noun

دُوَار or دَوَار • (duwār or dawār) m

1. vertigo, dizziness, giddiness
2. seasickness

Declension

Declension of noun دُوَار (duwār)‎; دَوَار (dawār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دُوَار‎; دَوَار duwār‎; dawār	الدُّوَار‎‎; الدَّوَار‎ ad-duwār‎; ad-dawār	دُوَار‎; دَوَار duwār‎; dawār
Nominative	دُوَارٌ‎; دَوَارٌ duwārun‎; dawārun	الدُّوَارُ‎‎; الدَّوَارُ‎ ad-duwāru‎; ad-dawāru	دُوَارُ‎; دَوَارُ duwāru‎; dawāru
Accusative	دُوَارًا‎‎; دَوَارًا‎ duwāran‎; dawāran	الدُّوَارَ‎‎; الدَّوَارَ‎ ad-duwāra‎; ad-dawāra	دُوَارَ‎; دَوَارَ duwāra‎; dawāra
Genitive	دُوَارٍ‎; دَوَارٍ duwārin‎; dawārin	الدُّوَارِ‎‎; الدَّوَارِ‎ ad-duwāri‎; ad-dawāri	دُوَارِ‎; دَوَارِ duwāri‎; dawāri

Descendants

• → Armenian: տավվար (tavvar)

Etymology 2

Characteristic adjective derived from دَارَ‎ (dāra, “to turn, to rotate, to roam, to circulate”), from the root د و ر‎ (d-w-r).

Noun

دَوَّار • (dawwār) m

1. wandering, cruising, going about
2. traveler, nomad, rover, runabout, wanderer, globetrotter
3. explorer
4. perambulator, itinerant
5. rotor, rotator
6. traffic circle
7. eddy, whirlpool, vortex
8. (Egypt) farm building, farm

Declension

Declension of noun دَوَّار (dawwār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَوَّار dawwār	الدَّوَّار‎ ad-dawwār	دَوَّار dawwār
Nominative	دَوَّارٌ dawwārun	الدَّوَّارُ‎ ad-dawwāru	دَوَّارُ dawwāru
Accusative	دَوَّارًا‎ dawwāran	الدَّوَّارَ‎ ad-dawwāra	دَوَّارَ dawwāra
Genitive	دَوَّارٍ dawwārin	الدَّوَّارِ‎ ad-dawwāri	دَوَّارِ dawwāri

Adjective

دَوَّار • (dawwār)

1. rotary, gyratory, gyrating, revolving, rotating
2. roving, itinerant
3. ambulatory, circulating

Declension

Declension of adjective دَوَّار (dawwār)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	دَوَّار dawwār	الدَّوَّار‎ ad-dawwār	دَوَّارَة‎ dawwāra	الدَّوَّارَة‎ ad-dawwāra
Nominative	دَوَّارٌ dawwārun	الدَّوَّارُ‎ ad-dawwāru	دَوَّارَةٌ‎ dawwāratun	الدَّوَّارَةُ‎ ad-dawwāratu
Accusative	دَوَّارًا‎ dawwāran	الدَّوَّارَ‎ ad-dawwāra	دَوَّارَةً‎ dawwāratan	الدَّوَّارَةَ‎ ad-dawwārata
Genitive	دَوَّارٍ dawwārin	الدَّوَّارِ‎ ad-dawwāri	دَوَّارَةٍ‎ dawwāratin	الدَّوَّارَةِ‎ ad-dawwārati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	دَوَّارَيْن‎ dawwārayn	الدَّوَّارَيْن‎ ad-dawwārayn	دَوَّارَتَيْن‎ dawwāratayn	الدَّوَّارَتَيْن‎ ad-dawwāratayn
Nominative	دَوَّارَانِ‎ dawwārāni	الدَّوَّارَانِ‎ ad-dawwārāni	دَوَّارَتَانِ‎ dawwāratāni	الدَّوَّارَتَانِ‎ ad-dawwāratāni
Accusative	دَوَّارَيْنِ‎ dawwārayni	الدَّوَّارَيْنِ‎ ad-dawwārayni	دَوَّارَتَيْنِ‎ dawwāratayni	الدَّوَّارَتَيْنِ‎ ad-dawwāratayni
Genitive	دَوَّارَيْنِ‎ dawwārayni	الدَّوَّارَيْنِ‎ ad-dawwārayni	دَوَّارَتَيْنِ‎ dawwāratayni	الدَّوَّارَتَيْنِ‎ ad-dawwāratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	دَوَّارِين‎ dawwārīn	الدَّوَّارِين‎ ad-dawwārīn	دَوَّارَات‎ dawwārāt	الدَّوَّارَات‎ ad-dawwārāt
Nominative	دَوَّارُونَ‎ dawwārūna	الدَّوَّارُونَ‎ ad-dawwārūna	دَوَّارَاتٌ‎ dawwārātun	الدَّوَّارَاتُ‎ ad-dawwārātu
Accusative	دَوَّارِينَ‎ dawwārīna	الدَّوَّارِينَ‎ ad-dawwārīna	دَوَّارَاتٍ‎ dawwārātin	الدَّوَّارَاتِ‎ ad-dawwārāti
Genitive	دَوَّارِينَ‎ dawwārīna	الدَّوَّارِينَ‎ ad-dawwārīna	دَوَّارَاتٍ‎ dawwārātin	الدَّوَّارَاتِ‎ ad-dawwārāti

Noun

دِوَار • (diwār) m

1. verbal noun of دَاوَرَ‎ (dāwara) (form III)

Declension

Declension of noun دِوَار (diwār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِوَار diwār	الدِّوَار‎ ad-diwār	دِوَار diwār
Nominative	دِوَارٌ diwārun	الدِّوَارُ‎ ad-diwāru	دِوَارُ diwāru
Accusative	دِوَارًا‎ diwāran	الدِّوَارَ‎ ad-diwāra	دِوَارَ diwāra
Genitive	دِوَارٍ diwārin	الدِّوَارِ‎ ad-diwāri	دِوَارِ diwāri

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Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit द्वार (dvāra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰworom (“enclosure, courtyard, i.e. something enclosed by the door”), from *dʰwor-, compare *dʰwer-.

Noun

دوار • (dvār) ? (Hindi spelling द्वार)

1. door, gate, entrance
2. passage
3. opening
4. access
5. means
6. medium
7. opportunity

Etymology 2

From Arabic دُوَار‎ (duwār), دَوَار‎ (dawār).

Noun

دوار • (duvār, davār) m (Hindi spelling दुवार)

1. vertigo, dizziness

Etymology 3

From Arabic دَوَّار‎ (dawwār).

Adjective

دوار • (davvār) (Hindi spelling दव्वार)

1. revolving
2. rotating
3. circling
4. versatile