دستاویز

Persian

Alternative forms

دست‌آویز‎ (dastâviz), دست آویز‎ (dastâviz)

Etymology

‎ (dast, “hand”) +‎ ‎ (-âviz, “hanging”), literally “that which is hanging from a hand”.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /dastɑːˈweːz/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /dastɑːˈweːz/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /dæstɒːˈviːz/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /dastɔˈvez/

Noun

دَستاویز • (dastâviz)

document, paper (an original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else)
reason, excuse
Synonym: بهانه‎ (bahâne)
device
Synonym: دستگاه‎ (dastgâh)

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: दस्तावेज़ (dastāvez)

Urdu: دستاویز‎ (dastāvez)
→ Bengali: দস্তাবেজ (dôstabez)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “دستاویز”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (dastāvēz).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪əs.t̪ɑː.ʋeːz/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /d̪əs.t̪ɑː.ʋeːz/
Rhymes: -eːz

Noun

دَسْتاویز • (dastāvez) f (Hindi spelling दस्तावेज़)

References

“دستاویز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“دستاویز”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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