دوآب

Persian

Etymology

From دو (do, “two”) +‎ آب (âb, “water”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [doːɑːβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊɑːb]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊɑːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ʊɑːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪uɔːb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪oɒːb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪uɔb]

Readings
Classical reading?	dōāḇ
Dari reading?	duāb
Iranian reading?	doâb
Tajik reading?	duob

Noun

دوآب • (do-âb)

1. (India) doab; tract of land between two rivers

Descendants

• → Bengali: দোয়াব (dōẇab)
• → English: doab
• → Gujarati: દોઆબ (doāba)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: दोआब (doāb)

  Urdu: دو آب (doāb)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਦੋਆਬ (doāba)

  Shahmukhi script: دو آب (doāb)

Proper noun

دوآب • (do-âb)

1. Name of various villages in Iran.