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))

1. (transitive) to turn in a circle, to spin, to whirl, to revolve, to rotate
2. (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
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دَوَّرْتُ dawwartu	دَوَّرْتَ dawwarta	دَوَّرَ dawwara		دَوَّرْتُمَا dawwartumā	دَوَّرَا dawwarā		دَوَّرْنَا dawwarnā	دَوَّرْتُمْ dawwartum	دَوَّرُوا dawwarū
	f		دَوَّرْتِ dawwarti	دَوَّرَتْ dawwarat			دَوَّرَتَا dawwaratā			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
	f		تُدَوِّرِينَ tudawwirīna	تُدَوِّرُ tudawwiru			تُدَوِّرَانِ tudawwirāni			تُدَوِّرْنَ tudawwirna	يُدَوِّرْنَ yudawwirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَوِّرَ ʔudawwira	تُدَوِّرَ tudawwira	يُدَوِّرَ yudawwira		تُدَوِّرَا tudawwirā	يُدَوِّرَا yudawwirā		نُدَوِّرَ nudawwira	تُدَوِّرُوا tudawwirū	يُدَوِّرُوا yudawwirū
	f		تُدَوِّرِي tudawwirī	تُدَوِّرَ tudawwira			تُدَوِّرَا tudawwirā			تُدَوِّرْنَ tudawwirna	يُدَوِّرْنَ yudawwirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَوِّرْ ʔudawwir	تُدَوِّرْ tudawwir	يُدَوِّرْ yudawwir		تُدَوِّرَا tudawwirā	يُدَوِّرَا yudawwirā		نُدَوِّرْ nudawwir	تُدَوِّرُوا tudawwirū	يُدَوِّرُوا yudawwirū
	f		تُدَوِّرِي tudawwirī	تُدَوِّرْ tudawwir			تُدَوِّرَا tudawwirā			تُدَوِّرْنَ tudawwirna	يُدَوِّرْنَ yudawwirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		دَوِّرْ dawwir			دَوِّرَا dawwirā				دَوِّرُوا dawwirū
	f		دَوِّرِي dawwirī							دَوِّرْنَ dawwirna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	دُوِّرْتُ duwwirtu	دُوِّرْتَ duwwirta	دُوِّرَ duwwira		دُوِّرْتُمَا duwwirtumā	دُوِّرَا duwwirā		دُوِّرْنَا duwwirnā	دُوِّرْتُمْ duwwirtum	دُوِّرُوا duwwirū
	f		دُوِّرْتِ duwwirti	دُوِّرَتْ duwwirat			دُوِّرَتَا duwwiratā			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
	f		تُدَوَّرِينَ tudawwarīna	تُدَوَّرُ tudawwaru			تُدَوَّرَانِ tudawwarāni			تُدَوَّرْنَ tudawwarna	يُدَوَّرْنَ yudawwarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُدَوَّرَ ʔudawwara	تُدَوَّرَ tudawwara	يُدَوَّرَ yudawwara		تُدَوَّرَا tudawwarā	يُدَوَّرَا yudawwarā		نُدَوَّرَ nudawwara	تُدَوَّرُوا tudawwarū	يُدَوَّرُوا yudawwarū
	f		تُدَوَّرِي tudawwarī	تُدَوَّرَ tudawwara			تُدَوَّرَا tudawwarā			تُدَوَّرْنَ tudawwarna	يُدَوَّرْنَ yudawwarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُدَوَّرْ ʔudawwar	تُدَوَّرْ tudawwar	يُدَوَّرْ yudawwar		تُدَوَّرَا tudawwarā	يُدَوَّرَا yudawwarā		نُدَوَّرْ nudawwar	تُدَوَّرُوا tudawwarū	يُدَوَّرُوا yudawwarū
	f		تُدَوَّرِي tudawwarī	تُدَوَّرْ tudawwar			تُدَوَّرَا tudawwarā			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))

1. verbal noun of دَارَ (dāra) (form I)
2. 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.

3. 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.

4. rotation
5. circle, cycle
6. vicissitude
7. age, period, epoch
8. roundabout way
9. fit of fever
10. floor, story
11. the world

Declension

Declension of noun دَوْر (dawr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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

1. plural of دَار (dār)

Azerbaijani

Adjective

دور

1. Arabic spelling of dur

Egyptian Arabic

Noun

دور • (dawr) m, pl أدوار (ʔadwār)

1. floor (“storey”)

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))

1. to search, to look for [with على]

Conjugation

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

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَوْر (dawr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːr/, [do̞ːr]

Noun

دور • (dōr) m (plural أدوار (ʔadwār))

1. floor (“storey”)

   Synonym: طابِق (ṭābig)

2. role, part
3. time, turn, instance

Khalaj

Adverb

دُور (dovr)

1. Arabic spelling of dovr (“all around”)

Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of دور

	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)

1. a revolution, circuit, rotation
2. a circumference or periphery
3. a turn, twist, whorl
4. a mode of turning or revolving
5. a turn or circuit of duty or of action, a period of revolution of a heavenly body
6. a vicious circle of reasoning
7. a cycle, a period of time

Descendants

• Turkish: devir
• → Romanian: dever

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 919

Etymology 2

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

Phrase

دور • (dur)

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

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 892
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[4], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 919

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Persian دور (dur).

Adjective

دور • (dur)

1. far, far off, distant

   Synonym: اوزاق (uzak)

2. absent
3. improbable, incredible

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 919

Etymology 4

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

Noun

دور • (dur)

1. houses
2. countries, regions

Further reading

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[6], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 919

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *duHráh (“far”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *duHrás (“far”). 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]

• (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

Dari	دور
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дур

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)

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic دَوْر (dawr).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ǽwɾ]

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

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ówɹ]

• (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

Dari	دور
Iranian Persian
Tajik	давр

دور • (dowr) (plural ادوار (advâr))

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

Related terms

• دوره (dowre)
• دوری (dowri)

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))

1. (transitive) to turn

   بدوّر العجل

   bidawwer il ʕajal

   He turns the wheel.

2. to search, to look for

   دوّرت عليه بس ما لقيتوش

   dawwart alē bass mā laʔētoš

   I looked for him but I didn't find him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of دوّر (dawwar)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	دوّرت (dawwart)	دوّرت (dawwart)	دوّر (dawwar)		دوّرنا (dawwarna)	دوّرتو (dawwartu)	دوّرو (dawwaru)
	f		دوّرتي (dawwarti)	دوّرت (dawwarat)
present	m	بدوّر (badawwer)	بتدوّر (bitdawwer)	بدوّر (bidawwer)		مندوّر (mindawwer)	بتدوّرو (bitdawwru)	بدوّرو (bidawwru)
	f		بتدوّري (bitdawwri)	بتدوّر (bitdawwer)
subjunctive	m	ادوّر (adawwer)	تدوّر (tdawwer)	يدوّر (ydawwer)		ندوّر (ndawwer)	تدوّرو (tdawwru)	يدوّرو (ydawwru)
	f		تدوّري (tdawwri)	تدوّر (tdawwer)
imperative	m		دوّر (dawwer)				دوّرو (dawwru)
	f		دوّري (dawwri)

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَوْر (dawr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːr/, [doːr]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Noun

دور • (dōr) m (plural أدوار (ʔadwār))

1. queue, line
2. role, part
3. time, turn, instance
4. (education) course

Southeast Pashayi

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit द्वार (dvāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duːr/

Noun

دوّر (dūr)

1. door

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit धौरेय (dhaureya, “foremost”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːr/

Noun

دور (dōr)

1. (anatomy) face

Further reading

• Abd-El-Malek Lamuwal, Adam Baker (2013) “Southeastern Pashayi”, in Journal of the International Phonetic Association, volume 43, Cambridge: International Phonetic Association, pages 243-246

Urdu

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪uːɾ/

• Audio (Pakistan):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uːɾ

Adjective

دور • (dūr) (Hindi spelling दूर)

1. distant, remote

Adverb

دور • (dūr) (Hindi spelling दूर)

1. far, far off

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَوْر (dawr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ɔːɾ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːɾ

Noun

دور • (daur) m (Hindi spelling दौर)

1. period, era, age
2. stage, round, period

References

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