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)/
  • Audio (PK)(file)
  • Hyphenation: دَر‧وا‧زَہ

Noun

دَرْوَازَہ • (darvāza) m (Hindi spelling दरवाज़ा)

  1. door
  2. (loosely) gate
  3. (loosely) porch; entrance
  4. (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] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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