دور

See also: د و ر

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
د و ر (d w r)
22 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daw.wa.ra/

Verb

دَوَّرَ • (dawwara) II (non-past يُدَوِّرُ (yudawwiru), verbal noun تَدْوِير (tadwīr))

(transitive) to turn in a circle, to spin, to whirl, to revolve, to rotate
(transitive) to turn into a circle, to make round

Conjugation

Conjugation of **دَوَّرَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَدْوِير*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَدْوِير tadwīr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُدَوِّر mudawwir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُدَوَّر mudawwar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَوَّرْتُ dawwartu	دَوَّرْتَ dawwarta	دَوَّرَ dawwara	دَوَّرْتُمَا dawwartumā	دَوَّرَا dawwarā	دَوَّرْنَا dawwarnā	دَوَّرْتُمْ dawwartum	دَوَّرُوا dawwarū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	دَوَّرْتُ dawwartu	دَوَّرْتِ dawwarti	دَوَّرَتْ dawwarat	دَوَّرْتُمَا dawwartumā	دَوَّرَتَا dawwaratā	دَوَّرْنَا dawwarnā	دَوَّرْتُنَّ dawwartunna	دَوَّرْنَ dawwarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدَوِّرُ ʔudawwiru	تُدَوِّرُ tudawwiru	يُدَوِّرُ yudawwiru	تُدَوِّرَانِ tudawwirāni	يُدَوِّرَانِ yudawwirāni	نُدَوِّرُ nudawwiru	تُدَوِّرُونَ tudawwirūna	يُدَوِّرُونَ yudawwirūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُدَوِّرُ ʔudawwiru	تُدَوِّرِينَ tudawwirīna	تُدَوِّرُ tudawwiru	تُدَوِّرَانِ tudawwirāni	تُدَوِّرَانِ tudawwirāni	نُدَوِّرُ nudawwiru	تُدَوِّرْنَ tudawwirna	يُدَوِّرْنَ yudawwirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَوِّرَ ʔudawwira	تُدَوِّرَ tudawwira	يُدَوِّرَ yudawwira	تُدَوِّرَا tudawwirā	يُدَوِّرَا yudawwirā	نُدَوِّرَ nudawwira	تُدَوِّرُوا tudawwirū	يُدَوِّرُوا yudawwirū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُدَوِّرَ ʔudawwira	تُدَوِّرِي tudawwirī	تُدَوِّرَ tudawwira	تُدَوِّرَا tudawwirā	تُدَوِّرَا tudawwirā	نُدَوِّرَ nudawwira	تُدَوِّرْنَ tudawwirna	يُدَوِّرْنَ yudawwirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَوِّرْ ʔudawwir	تُدَوِّرْ tudawwir	يُدَوِّرْ yudawwir	تُدَوِّرَا tudawwirā	يُدَوِّرَا yudawwirā	نُدَوِّرْ nudawwir	تُدَوِّرُوا tudawwirū	يُدَوِّرُوا yudawwirū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُدَوِّرْ ʔudawwir	تُدَوِّرِي tudawwirī	تُدَوِّرْ tudawwir	تُدَوِّرَا tudawwirā	تُدَوِّرَا tudawwirā	نُدَوِّرْ nudawwir	تُدَوِّرْنَ tudawwirna	يُدَوِّرْنَ yudawwirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دَوِّرْ dawwir		دَوِّرَا dawwirā			دَوِّرُوا dawwirū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		دَوِّرِي dawwirī		دَوِّرَا dawwirā			دَوِّرْنَ dawwirna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دُوِّرْتُ duwwirtu	دُوِّرْتَ duwwirta	دُوِّرَ duwwira	دُوِّرْتُمَا duwwirtumā	دُوِّرَا duwwirā	دُوِّرْنَا duwwirnā	دُوِّرْتُمْ duwwirtum	دُوِّرُوا duwwirū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	دُوِّرْتُ duwwirtu	دُوِّرْتِ duwwirti	دُوِّرَتْ duwwirat	دُوِّرْتُمَا duwwirtumā	دُوِّرَتَا duwwiratā	دُوِّرْنَا duwwirnā	دُوِّرْتُنَّ duwwirtunna	دُوِّرْنَ duwwirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُدَوَّرُ ʔudawwaru	تُدَوَّرُ tudawwaru	يُدَوَّرُ yudawwaru	تُدَوَّرَانِ tudawwarāni	يُدَوَّرَانِ yudawwarāni	نُدَوَّرُ nudawwaru	تُدَوَّرُونَ tudawwarūna	يُدَوَّرُونَ yudawwarūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُدَوَّرُ ʔudawwaru	تُدَوَّرِينَ tudawwarīna	تُدَوَّرُ tudawwaru	تُدَوَّرَانِ tudawwarāni	تُدَوَّرَانِ tudawwarāni	نُدَوَّرُ nudawwaru	تُدَوَّرْنَ tudawwarna	يُدَوَّرْنَ yudawwarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَوَّرَ ʔudawwara	تُدَوَّرَ tudawwara	يُدَوَّرَ yudawwara	تُدَوَّرَا tudawwarā	يُدَوَّرَا yudawwarā	نُدَوَّرَ nudawwara	تُدَوَّرُوا tudawwarū	يُدَوَّرُوا yudawwarū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُدَوَّرَ ʔudawwara	تُدَوَّرِي tudawwarī	تُدَوَّرَ tudawwara	تُدَوَّرَا tudawwarā	تُدَوَّرَا tudawwarā	نُدَوَّرَ nudawwara	تُدَوَّرْنَ tudawwarna	يُدَوَّرْنَ yudawwarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَوَّرْ ʔudawwar	تُدَوَّرْ tudawwar	يُدَوَّرْ yudawwar	تُدَوَّرَا tudawwarā	يُدَوَّرَا yudawwarā	نُدَوَّرْ nudawwar	تُدَوَّرُوا tudawwarū	يُدَوَّرُوا yudawwarū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُدَوَّرْ ʔudawwar	تُدَوَّرِي tudawwarī	تُدَوَّرْ tudawwar	تُدَوَّرَا tudawwarā	تُدَوَّرَا tudawwarā	نُدَوَّرْ nudawwar	تُدَوَّرْنَ tudawwarna	يُدَوَّرْنَ yudawwarna

References

Wehr, Hans (1979) “دور”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 344

Etymology 2

Noun

دَوْر • (dawr) m (plural أَدْوَار (ʔadwār))

verbal noun of دَارَ (dāra) (form I)
role
تَلْعَبُ التِّكْنُولُوجْيَا دَوْرًا كَبِيرًا فِي تَسْهِيلِ حَيَاتِنَا ٱلْيَوْمِيَّةِ.
talʕabu t-tiknūlūjyā dawran kabīran fī tashīli ḥayātinā l-yawmiyyati.
Technology plays a great role in facilitating our daily lives.
turn
جَاءَ دَوْرِي لِلتَّصْوِيتِ. ― jāʔa dawriy li-t-taṣwīti. ― It is my turn to vote.

جَاءَ دَوْرِي فِي ٱلْكَلَامِ. ― jāʔa dawriy fī l-kalāmi. ― It is my turn to talk.
rotation
circle, cycle
vicissitude
age, period, epoch
roundabout way
fit of fever
floor, story
the world

Declension

Declension of noun **دَوْر** (dawr)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَوْر dawr	الدَّوْر ad-dawr	دَوْر dawr
nominative	دَوْرٌ dawrun	الدَّوْرُ ad-dawru	دَوْرُ dawru
accusative	دَوْرًا dawran	الدَّوْرَ ad-dawra	دَوْرَ dawra
genitive	دَوْرٍ dawrin	الدَّوْرِ ad-dawri	دَوْرِ dawri
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	دَوْرَيْن dawrayn	الدَّوْرَيْن ad-dawrayn	دَوْرَيْ dawray
nominative	دَوْرَانِ dawrāni	الدَّوْرَانِ ad-dawrāni	دَوْرَا dawrā
accusative	دَوْرَيْنِ dawrayni	الدَّوْرَيْنِ ad-dawrayni	دَوْرَيْ dawray
genitive	دَوْرَيْنِ dawrayni	الدَّوْرَيْنِ ad-dawrayni	دَوْرَيْ dawray
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَدْوَار ʔadwār	الْأَدْوَار al-ʔadwār	أَدْوَار ʔadwār
nominative	أَدْوَارٌ ʔadwārun	الْأَدْوَارُ al-ʔadwāru	أَدْوَارُ ʔadwāru
accusative	أَدْوَارًا ʔadwāran	الْأَدْوَارَ al-ʔadwāra	أَدْوَارَ ʔadwāra
genitive	أَدْوَارٍ ʔadwārin	الْأَدْوَارِ al-ʔadwāri	أَدْوَارِ ʔadwāri

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: dövr
→ Bashkir: дәүер (dəwer)
→ Chagatai: دور
- Uyghur: دەۋر (dewr)
- Uzbek: davr
→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: दौर (daur)
- Urdu: دور (daur)
→ Kazakh: дәуір (däuır)
→ Khalaj: dovr
→ Kyrgyz: доор (door)
→ Ottoman Turkish: دور (devr)
- Turkish: devir
- → Crimean Tatar: devir
- → Romanian: dever
→ Persian: دور (dowr)
→ Spanish: ador
→ Turkmen: döwür
→ Kumyk: девюр (dewür)
→ Tatar: дәвер (däwer)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “دور”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /duːr/
Rhymes: -uːr

Noun

دُور • (dūr) f pl

plural of دَار (dār)

Azerbaijani

Adjective

دور

Arabic spelling of dur

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic دَوْر (dawr).

The plural form تدوار (tidwār) is from أَدْوَار (ʔadwār) with the construct ـَة (-at) found at the ending of numbers, i.e. خَمْسَة أَدْوَار (ḵamsat ʔadwār), سَبْعَة أَدْوَار (sabʕat ʔadwār).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [doːr]

Noun

دور • (dōr) m (plural ادوار (idwār) or تدوار (tidwār))

floor, storey
عماره خمس تدوار ― ʕimāra ḵamas tidwār ― Five-storey building
turn (in a game)
role

Usage notes

Plural تدوار (tidwār) is used only in counting.

Hijazi Arabic

Root
د و ر
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic دَوَّرَ (dawwara).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daw.war/

Verb

دوّر • (dawwar) II (non-past يدوّر (yidawwir))

to search, to look for [with على]

Conjugation

Conjugation of **دور**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	دورت (dawwart)	دورت (dawwart)	دور (dawwar)	دورنا (dawwarna)	دورتوا (dawwartu)	دوروا (dawwaru)
past	f	دورت (dawwart)	دورتي (dawwarti)	دورت (dawwarat)	دورنا (dawwarna)	دورتوا (dawwartu)	دوروا (dawwaru)
non-past	m	أدور (ʔadawwir)	تدور (tidawwir)	يدور (yidawwir)	ندور (nidawwir)	تدوروا (tidawwiru)	يدوروا (yidawwiru)
non-past	f	أدور (ʔadawwir)	تدوري (tidawwiri)	تدور (tidawwir)	ندور (nidawwir)	تدوروا (tidawwiru)	يدوروا (yidawwiru)
imperative	m		دور (dawwir)			دوروا (dawwiru)
imperative	f		دوري (dawwiri)			دوروا (dawwiru)

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَوْر (dawr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doːr/, [do̞ːr]

Noun

دور • (dōr) m (plural أدوار (ʔadwār))

floor (“storey”)
Synonym: طابِق (ṭābig)
role, part
time, turn, instance

Khalaj

Adverb

دُور (dovr)

Arabic spelling of dovr (“all around”)

Noun

دُور (dovr) (definite accusative دُوروُ, plural دُورلار)

Arabic spelling of dovr (“edge, border, surroundings”)

Declension

Declension of
	singular	plural
nominative	دور	دورلار
genitive	دورؽݧ	دورلارؽݧ
dative	دورقا	دورلارقا
definite accusative	دورؽ	دورلارؽ
locative	دورچا	دورلارچا
ablative	دوردا	دورلاردا
instrumental	دورلا	دورلارلا
equative	دوروارا	دورلاروارا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic دَوْر (dawr).

Noun

دور • (devr)

a revolution, circuit, rotation
a circumference or periphery
a turn, twist, whorl
a mode of turning or revolving
a turn or circuit of duty or of action, a period of revolution of a heavenly body
a vicious circle of reasoning
a cycle, a period of time

Descendants

Turkish: devir
→ Romanian: dever

Etymology 2

Contraction of دورور (durur, “it stands”).

Phrase

دور • (dur)

(old or provincial by the 19th century) Alternative spelling of در (dur, “it is”)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Persian (dur).

Adjective

دور • (dur)

far, far off, distant
Synonym: اوزاق (uzak)
absent
improbable, incredible

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Arabic دُور (dūr), plural of دَار (dār).

Noun

دور • (dur)

houses
countries, regions

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *duHráh (“far”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *duHrás (“far”).^[1] Cognate with Central Kurdish دوور (dûr, “far, distant”), Pashto لرې (lëre, “distant”), Sanskrit दूर (dūra, “distant, remote”), Avestan 𐬛𐬏𐬭𐬁𐬝 (dūrāt̰, “from afar”), Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), Latin dūrus, Old Armenian երկար (erkar, “long, extended”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [duːɾ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪uːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪uːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪uɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪uːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪uɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	dūr
Dari reading^?	dūr
Iranian reading^?	dur
Tajik reading^?	dur

Adjective


Iranian Persian	دور
Dari	دور
Tajik	дур

دور • (dur)

far
distant

Adverb

دور • (dur)

away

Derived terms

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

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: dur
→ Ottoman Turkish: دور (dur)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Arabic دَارَ (dāra)

Arabic دَوْر (dawr)bor.

Persian

Borrowed from Arabic دَوْر (dawr), from دَارَ (dāra).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈdawɾ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ǽwɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ǽwɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ǽwɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ówɹ]
- (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [d̪óːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ǽwɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	dawr
Dari reading^?	dawr
Iranian reading^?	dowr
Tajik reading^?	davr

Noun


Iranian Persian	دور
Dari	دور
Tajik	давр

دور • (dowr) (plural ادوار (advâr))

Related terms

دوره (dowre)
دوری (dowri)

References

^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2003) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 393

South Levantine Arabic

Root
د و ر
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic دَوَّرَ (dawwara).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daw.war/, [ˈdaw.war]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

دوّر • (dawwar) II (present بدوّر (bidawwer))

(transitive) to turn
بدوّر العجل ― bidawwer il ʕajal ― He turns the wheel.
to search, to look for
دوّرت علي ه بس ما لقيتو ش
dawwart alē bass mā laʔētoš
I looked for him but I didn't find him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of **دور**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	دوّرت (dawwart)	دوّرت (dawwart)	دوّر (dawwar)	دوّرنا (dawwarna)	دوّرتو (dawwartu)	دوّرو (dawwaru)
past	f	دوّرت (dawwart)	دوّرتي (dawwarti)	دوّرت (dawwarat)	دوّرنا (dawwarna)	دوّرتو (dawwartu)	دوّرو (dawwaru)
present	m	بدوّر (badawwir)	بتدوّر (bitdawwir)	بدوّر (bidawwir)	مندوّر (mindawwir)	بتدوّرو (bitdawwru)	بدوّرو (bidawwru)
present	f	بدوّر (badawwir)	بتدوّري (bitdawwri)	بتدوّر (bitdawwir)	مندوّر (mindawwir)	بتدوّرو (bitdawwru)	بدوّرو (bidawwru)
subjunctive	m	ادوّر (adawwir)	تدوّر (tdawwir)	يدوّر (ydawwir)	ندوّر (ndawwir)	تدوّرو (tdawwru)	يدوّرو (ydawwru)
subjunctive	f	ادوّر (adawwir)	تدوّري (tdawwri)	تدوّر (tdawwir)	ندوّر (ndawwir)	تدوّرو (tdawwru)	يدوّرو (ydawwru)
imperative	m		دوّر (dawwir)			دوّرو (dawwru)
imperative	f		دوّري (dawwri)			دوّرو (dawwru)

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَوْر (dawr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doːr/, [doːr]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

دور • (dōr) m (plural أدوار (ʔadwār))

Southeast Pashayi

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit द्वार (dvāra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /duːr/

Noun

دوّر (dūr)

door

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit धौरेय (dhaureya, “foremost”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doːr/

Noun

دور (dōr)

(anatomy) face

Urdu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀽𑀭 (dūra), from Sanskrit दूर (dūrá). Also influenced by Classical Persian (dūr).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪uːɾ/
Audio (Pakistan): (file)
Rhymes: -uːɾ

Adjective

دور • (dūr) (Hindi spelling दूर)

distant, remote

Adverb

دور • (dūr) (Hindi spelling दूर)

far, far off

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Arabic دَارَ (dāra)

Arabic دَوْر (dawr)bor.

Classical Persian (dawr)bor.

Urdu دَور (daur)

Borrowed from Classical Persian (dawr), borrowed from Arabic دَوْر (dawr), from دَارَ (dāra).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ɔːɾ/
Audio (Pakistan): (file)
Rhymes: -ɔːɾ

Noun

دور • (daur) m (Hindi spelling दौर)

period, era, age
stage, round, period

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दूर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2003) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 393

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