درود

From Middle Persian drwd (drōd, “well-being, health, welfare”), from Old Persian *druwatā-, from 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺 (du-u-ru-u-v /duruva-/, “secure, healthy”), from Proto-Iranian *druwáh. Compare Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬙𐬁𐬝‎ (druuatāt̰, “health”) (from 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀-‎ (druua-)) and Sanskrit ध्रुव (dhruvá, “fixed, immovable; firm”). Related to Old Armenian դրուատ (druat).

درود • (dorud)

1. (archaic) hello; hi; hail

درود • (dorud)

1. (Iran or uncommon) greeting, salutation
2. (Iran or uncommon) health; well-being; welfare

• The word درود‎ is commonly used in Iran as the noun salutation or greeting. However, its usage as an interjection or actual greeting is very uncommon compared to سلام‎ (salâm), even in irreligious or secular contexts. Its usage as an an actual greeting is mostly associated with linguistic purism.

• → Bengali: দরূদ (dorud)
• Urdu: درود‎ (durūd)
  • English: durood

From Proto-Iranian *dā́ru, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dā́ru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru. Also see دار‎ (dâr), درخت‎ (deraxt). Aghwan 𐔳𐕒𐕡𐕙𐕒𐕡𐔳 (durud) is an Iranian borrowing.

درود • (dorud)

1. (uncommon) timber
2. (uncommon or Iran) plank

• درگر‎ (dorgar, “carpenter”)

• نجار‎ (najâr, “carpenter”)

Borrowed from Classical Persian درود‎ (darōd~darūd), from Middle Persian drwd (drōd).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊ.ɾuːd̪/
• (Deccani) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊ.ɾuːd̪/

درود • (durūd or darūd) m (Hindi spelling दुरूद)

1. (Islam) durood (The uttering of specific phrases to bless the prophet Muhammad whenever he is mentioned or encountered in a text)

• دُرُود و سَلام‎ (durūd-o-salām, “benedictions and blessings on Prophet Muhammad”)
• فاتِحَہ دُرُود‎ (fātiha^h-durūd, “assembly convened to offer prayers for the dead”)
• دَم دُرُود‎ (dam-durūd, “blowing incantations or prayers, courage, guts, power to stand up to”)