دروازہ

Punjabi

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-
    Old Persian 𐎯𐎺𐎼𐎹𐎠 (du-v-r-y-a)
    Middle Persian 𐭡𐭡𐭠 (bbʾ)
    Classical Persian دَر (dar)?
    Middle Persian 𐫀𐫁𐫀𐫝 (ʾbʾc)
    Classical Persian وَاز (wāz)?
    Classical Persian دَرْوَازَه (darwāza)bor.
    Punjabi دَرْوَازَہ (darvāzah)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian دَرْوَازَه (darwāza).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d̪əɾ.ʋäː.zäː/, [d̪ɐɾᵊ.ʋäː.zäː]
    • Hyphenation: دَر‧وا‧زَہ

    Noun

    دَرْوَازَہ • (darvāzah) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ)

    1. synonym of بُوہا (būhā, “door”)
    2. (by extension) gate
    3. (by extension) porch; entrance
    4. (by extension) archway
    5. (figuratively) path, way

    Declension

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    Declension of دروازہ
    singular plural
    direct دَرْوَازَہ (darvāzah) دَرْوَازے (darvāze)
    oblique دَرْوَازے (darvāze) دَرْوَازیاں (darvāzeyāṉ)
    vocative دَرْوَازیا (darvāzeyā) دَرْوَازیوْ (darvāzeyo)
    ablative دَرْوَازیوْں (darvāzeyoṉ) –
    locative دَرْوَازے (darvāze) دَرْوَازِیْں (darvāzīṉ)
    instrumental دَرْوَازے (darvāze) دَرْوَازِیْں (darvāzīṉ)

    Further reading

    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “دروازہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
    • Bashir, Kanwal (2012), “دروازہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
    • “ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

    Urdu

    Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-
    Old Persian 𐎯𐎺𐎼𐎹𐎠 (du-v-r-y-a)
    Middle Persian 𐭡𐭡𐭠 (bbʾ)
    Classical Persian دَر (dar)?
    Middle Persian 𐫀𐫁𐫀𐫝 (ʾbʾc)
    Classical Persian وَاز (wāz)?
    Classical Persian دَرْوَازَه (darwāza)bor.
    Urdu دَرْوَازَہ (darvāza)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian دَرْوَازَه (darwāza). Doublet of دَر (dar) and دْوَار (dvār).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /d̪əɾ.ʋɑː.zɑ(ː)/
    • (Overseas) IPA(key): /d̪ɪɾ.ʋɑː.zɑ(ː)/
    • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
    • Hyphenation: دَر‧وا‧زَہ

    Noun

    دَرْوَازَہ • (darvāza) m (Hindi spelling दरवाज़ा)

    1. door
    2. (by extension) gate
    3. (by extension) porch; entrance
    4. (figuratively) path, way

    Declension

    Declension of دروازہ
    singular plural
    direct دَرْوَازَہ (darvāzah) دَرْوَازے (darvāze)
    oblique دَرْوَازے (darvāze) دَرْوَازوں (darvāzõ)
    vocative دَرْوَازے (darvāze) دَرْوَازو (darvāzo)

    Descendants

    • → Gulf Arabic: دِرْوَازَة (dirwāza)

    Further reading

    • “دروازہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
    • “دروازہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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