دولت

See also: دولة‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic دَوْلَة‎ (dawla).

Noun

دولت • (devlet) (definite accusative دولتی‎ (devleti), plural دول‎ (düvel))

  1. change; change for the better
  2. prosperity
  3. government
  4. state

Derived terms

  • دولتجه‎ (devletce)
  • دولتلو‎ (devletli, “prosperous”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: devlet

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَوْلَة‎ (dawla).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /davˈlat/

Vocalised Persian: دُولَت (modern Iranian)
Vocalised Persian: دَولَت (classical or Dari)

Noun

Dari دولت
Iranian Persian
Tajik давлат (davlat)

دولت • (dowlat) (plural دولت‌ها‎ (dowlat-hâ))

  1. state, government, country
    ‏مجلس شورای اسلامی در ایران وظیفه قانون گذاری و نظارت بر دولت را دارد.‎‎
    majles-e šowrâ-ye eslâmi dar irân vazife-ye qânun-gozâri va nazârat bar dowlat-râ dârad.
    The Islamic Consultative Assembly in Iran has the duties of lawmaking and supervision of the government.

Usage notes

  • In contemporary Iranian contexts, the word دولت (dowlat, “government”) refers to that section of the government presided by the رئیس‌جمهور‎ (ra'is-jomhur, “President”) and his cabinet. The word حکومت‎ (hokumat, “state”) refers to the entirety of the governmental apparatus under the supervision of the رهبر‎ (rahbar, “Supreme Leader”). (Note that this usage is quite the opposite of the respective etyma دَوْلة‎ (dawla) and حُكُومة‎ (ḥukūma) in contemporary Arabic.)

Inflection

    Basic forms of دولت (dowlat)
singular plural
bare دولت
(dowlat)
دولت‌ها
(dowlat-hấ)
دولتا △
(dowlatấ)
definitive direct object دولت را
(dowlat râ)
دولت رو △
(dowlato)
دولت‌ها را
(dowlat-hấ râ)
دولتا رو △
(dowlatấ ro)
ezâfe دولت
(dowlat-e)
دولت‌های
(dowlat-hấ-ye)
دولتای △
(dowlatấ-ye)
marked indefinite
or relative definite
دولتی
(dowlat-i)
دولت‌هایی
(dowlatấn-i, dowlat-hấ-i)
دولتایی △
(dowlatấi)
△ Colloquial.
    Possessive forms of دولت (dowlat)
singular plural
1st person singular
(“my”)
دولتم‎
(dowlatam)
دولت‌هایم‎
(dowlat-hấyam)
دولت‌هام، دولتام‎ △
(dowlatấm)
2nd person singular
(“your”)
دولتت‎
(dowlatat)
[Term?] △
(dowlatet)
دولت‌هایت‎
(dowlat-hấyat)
دولت‌هات، دولتات‎ △
(dowlatất)
3rd person singular
(“his, her, its”)
دولتش‎
(dowlataš)
[Term?] △
(dowlateš)
دولت‌هایش‎
(dowlat-hấyaš)
دولت‌هاش، دولتاش‎ △
(dowlatấš)
1st plural
(“our”)
دولتمان‎
(dowlatemân)
دولتمون‎ △
(dowlatemun)
دولت‌هایمان‎
(dowlat-hấyemân)
دولت‌هامون، دولتامون‎ △
(dowlatấmun)
2nd plural
(“your”)
دولتتان‎
(dowlatetân)
دولتتون‎ △
(dowlatetun)
دولت‌هایتان‎
(dowlat-hấyetân)
دولت‌هاتون، دولتاتون‎ △
(dowlatấtun)
3rd plural
(“their”)
دولتشان‎
(dowlatešân)
دولتشون‎ △
(dowlatešun)
دولت‌هایشان‎
(dowlat-hấyešân)
دولت‌هاشون، دولتاشون‎ △
(dowlatấšun)
△ Colloquial.

Descendants

  • → Assamese: দৌলত (doulot)
  • → Azerbaijani: dövlət
  • → Bengali: দৌলত (dōulot)
  • → Georgian: დოვლათი (dovlati)
  • → Gujarati: દોલત (dolat)
    → Gujarati: دولت (daulat) (Lisan ud-Dawat)
  • → Hindustani: daulat
    Hindi: दौलत
    Urdu: دَولَت‎
  • → Kannada: ದೌಲತ್ತು (daulattu)
  • → Kazakh: дәулет (däulet)
  • → Kyrgyz: дөөлөт (döölöt)
  • → Maithili: daulti
    Devanagari script: दौलति
    Tirhuta script: 𑒠𑒾𑒪𑒞𑒱
  • → Malayalam: ദൌലത്ത് (daulattŭ)
  • → Marathi: दौलत (daulat)
  • → Marwari: दौलत (daulat)
  • → Nepali: दौलत (daulat)
  • → Oriya: ଦୌଲତ (dôulôtô)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਦੌਲਤ (daulat)
    Shahmukhi script: دَولَت‎ (daulat)
  • → Sindhi:
    Arabic script: دَوْلَتَ‎
    Devanagari script: दौलत
  • → Telugu: దౌలత్తు (daulattu)
  • → Turkmen: döwlet
  • → Uzbek: davlat
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