دور

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د و ر (d-w-r).

Pronunciation

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Verb

دَوَّرَ • (dáwwara) perfect — Verb form II

1. to turn in a circle, to spin, to whirl, to revolve, to rotate
2. to turn into a circle, to make round
3. to look for something, to search (to look around for something)

Noun

دَوْر • (dawr) m, plural أَدْوَار (ʾadwār)‎

1. role
2. turn

دُور • (dūr)

1. plural form of دار

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Egyptian Arabic

Noun

دور (dawr) m, pl أدوار ('adwaar)

1. floor (“storey”)

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Persian

Etymology 1

Adjective

Dari	دور
Iranian Persian	دور
Tajik	дур (dur)

دور • (dur)

1. far
2. distant

Adverb

دور (dur)

1. away

Derived terms

• دوراندیش (dur-andiš)
• دوربین (dur-bin)
• دورگو (dur-gu)
• دورنما (dur-nomâ)
• دورنویس (dur-nevis)
• دوری (duri)

Etymology 2

From Arabic دور (dawr).

Noun

Dari	دور
Iranian Persian	دور
Tajik	давр (davr)

دور • (dour), plural ادوار (advâr)

1. cycle
2. turn
3. revolution
4. period, era, time, age
5. circumference

Related terms

• دوره (doure)
• دوری (douri)

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Urdu

Etymology

From the Old Indo-Aryan root dūra-.

Adjective

دور (dūr) — Hindi spelling: दूर

1. distant, remote

Adverb

دور (dūr)  Hindi spelling: दूर

1. far, far off

References

• McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford university press. 1993