دورة

Arabic

Etymology

Instance noun of دَارَ (dāra), from the root د و ر (d-w-r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daw.ra/

• Audio:

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Noun

دَوْرَة • (dawra) f (plural دَوْرَات (dawrāt))

1. rotation, gyration, cycle, circuit, circulation (with all kinds of technical meanings; often translatable as “period”)
2. trip, tour; detour (of an artist as well as a watchman or anyone else)
3. course (a student learns or a teacher gives)
4. meeting, session; event
5. shift (someone works)

Declension

Declension of noun دَوْرَة (dawra)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَوْرَة dawra	الدَّوْرَة ad-dawra	دَوْرَة dawrat
Nominative	دَوْرَةٌ dawratun	الدَّوْرَةُ ad-dawratu	دَوْرَةُ dawratu
Accusative	دَوْرَةً dawratan	الدَّوْرَةَ ad-dawrata	دَوْرَةَ dawrata
Genitive	دَوْرَةٍ dawratin	الدَّوْرَةِ ad-dawrati	دَوْرَةِ dawrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَوْرَتَيْن dawratayn	الدَّوْرَتَيْن ad-dawratayn	دَوْرَتَيْ dawratay
Nominative	دَوْرَتَانِ dawratāni	الدَّوْرَتَانِ ad-dawratāni	دَوْرَتَا dawratā
Accusative	دَوْرَتَيْنِ dawratayni	الدَّوْرَتَيْنِ ad-dawratayni	دَوْرَتَيْ dawratay
Genitive	دَوْرَتَيْنِ dawratayni	الدَّوْرَتَيْنِ ad-dawratayni	دَوْرَتَيْ dawratay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَوْرَات dawrāt	الدَّوْرَات ad-dawrāt	دَوْرَات dawrāt
Nominative	دَوْرَاتٌ dawrātun	الدَّوْرَاتُ ad-dawrātu	دَوْرَاتُ dawrātu
Accusative	دَوْرَاتٍ dawrātin	الدَّوْرَاتِ ad-dawrāti	دَوْرَاتِ dawrāti
Genitive	دَوْرَاتٍ dawrātin	الدَّوْرَاتِ ad-dawrāti	دَوْرَاتِ dawrāti

Descendants

• Maltese: dawra
• Swahili: duara