دو

See also: ذو and Appendix:Variations of "du"

Baluchi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dwáH (compare Persian دو (do), Kurdish, Pashto دوه (dwa), Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀 (duua)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáH (compare Sanskrit द्व (dvá), Hindi दो (do)/Urdu دو (do), Punjabi ਦੋ (do)), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (compare Russian два (dva), Greek δύο (dýo), Spanish dos, English two).

Numeral

دو • (do)

1. two

Noun

دو • (do)

1. two (digit)

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭲𐭥𐭩𐭭 (tʿyn /⁠dō⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *dwáH (compare Kurdish, Pashto دوه (dwa), Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀 (duua)), Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáH (compare Sanskrit द्व (dvá), Hindi दो (do)/Urdu دو (do), Punjabi ਦੋ (do)), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (compare Russian два (dva), Lithuanian du, Greek δύο (dýo), Spanish dos, English two).

Pronunciation

Numeral

Persian cardinal numbers

<  ۱	۲	۳  >
Cardinal : دو     Ordinal : دوم

Dari	دو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ду

دو • (do)

1. two

Noun

دو • (do)

1. two (digit)

See also

• ۲

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duː/

Noun

دو • (du, dū)

1. (dialectal, Dashtestan, Khesht) doogh, a carbonated or non-carbonated yoghurt drink.

Etymology 3

Verb

1. present stem form of دویدن

Etymology 4

Noun

دو • (do)

1. (music) C, Do (the first note of the fixed-Do solfège scale)
2. (music) Do (the first note of the movable-Do solfège scale, i.e. the tonic)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit द्व (dvá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Compare also Persian دو (do).

Numeral

Urdu cardinal numbers

<  ۱	۲	۳  >
Cardinal : دو (do)     Ordinal : دوسرا

دو • (do) (Hindi spelling दो)

1. two

See also

• ۲ (2)