دروازه

See also: دروازہ and دروازة

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian دروازه (darvâze).

Noun

دروازه • (darwâzë)

1. doorway

References

• Raverty, H. G. (1867) “دروازه”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate

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Persian

Etymology

Has been explained as Persian در (dar, “door”) + باز (bâz, “open”), Middle Persian 𐫀𐫁𐫀𐫝 (ʾbʾc /⁠abāz⁠/, “back, again, re-”). But compare similar words in Semitic: Akkadian 𒉣𒇬 (/⁠tarbāṣu⁠/, “cowshed; courtyard”), Aramaic תַּרְחִּיצָא (tarbīṣā) /‎ תַּרְחָּצָא (ṭarbāṣā) /‎ ܬܰܪܒܳܨܳܐ (ṭarbāṣā, “courtyard”), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎗𐎁𐎕 (trbṣ, “stable”), which is a formation that belongs to the Proto-Semitic verb *rabaṣ́- used for the sitting of an animal, on which root see Arabic ر ب ض (r-b-ḍ).

Possibly connected to Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (dlpʾs /⁠darbās⁠/, “palace”) and the Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian դարպաս (darpas), դարապաս (darapas), Georgian დარბაზი (darbazi, “palace”).

Noun

دروازه • (darvâze) (plural دروازه‌ها (darvâze-hâ))

1. gate
2. gateway

Derived terms

• دروازه‌بان (darvâze-bân)

Descendants

• → Assamese: দৰ্জা (dorza)
• → Armenian: դարվազ (darvaz), դարվազա (darvaza)
• → Azerbaijani: darvaza
• → Gujarati: દરવાજો (darvājo)
• → Hindi: दरवाज़ा (darvāzā)
• → Marathi: दरवाजा (darvājā)
• → Pashto: دروازه (darwâzë)
• → Punjabi: ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ (darvāzā)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “դարապաս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 634–635
• Horn, Paul (1893) Grundriss der neupersischen Etymologie (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, § 163, page 37