دیوار

دیوار

Central Kurdish

Noun

دیوار (dîwar)

1. wall (structure built for defense surrounding or separating an area)

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian dywʾl (dēwār, “wall”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dari Persian	دیوار‎
Iranian Persian	دیوار‎
Tajiki Persian	девор (devor)

دیوار • (divâr) (plural دیوارها‎ (divâr-hâ))

1. wall

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: divar
• → Bashkir: диуар (diwar)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: दीवार (dīvār)

  Urdu: دیوار‎ (dīvār)

• → Punjabi: ਦੀਵਾਰ / دیوار‎ (dīvār)
• → Turkish: duvar

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “dēwār”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 26.

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Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دیوار‎ (divâr), from Middle Persian dywʾl (dēwār).

Noun

دیوار • (dīvār) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਦੀਵਾਰ)

1. wall

   Synonym: کندھ‎ (kndh)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian دیوار‎ (divâr), from Middle Persian dywʾl (dēwār). Cognate to Punjabi دیوار‎ (dīvār).

Noun

دیوار • (dīvār) f (Hindi spelling दीवार)

1. wall

Declension

Declension of دیوار
	singular	plural
direct	دیوار‎ (dīvār)	دیوار‎ (dīvār)
oblique	دیوار‎ (dīvār)	دیواروں‎ (dīvārõ)
vocative	دیوار‎ (dīvār)	دیوارو‎ (dīvāro)