دستاویز

Persian

Alternative forms

دست‌آویز (dastâviz), دست آویز (dastâviz)

Etymology

From (dast, “hand”) +‎ (-âviz, “hanging”), literally “that which is hanging from a hand”.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /das.taː.ˈweːz/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰɑː.wéːz]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰɑː.wéːz]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰɔː.wéːz]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æs.t̪ʰɒː.víːz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äs.t̪ʰɔ.véz]

Readings
Classical reading^?	dastāwēz
Dari reading^?	dastāwēz
Iranian reading^?	dastâviz
Tajik reading^?	dastovez

Noun

دَسْتَاویز • (dastâviz)

document, paper (an original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else)
reason, excuse
Synonym: بهانه (bahâne)
device
Synonym: دستگاه (dastgâh)

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: दस्तावेज़ (dastāvez)

Urdu: دستاویز (dastāvez)
→ Bengali: দস্তাবেজ (dôstabez)
→ Malayalam: ദസ്താവേജ് (dastāvējŭ)
→ Tamil: தஸ்தவேசு (tastavēcu)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “دستاویز”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (dastāwēz). Compare Bengali দস্তাবেজ (dostabej).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪əs.t̪ɑː.ʋeːz/
Rhymes: -eːz

Noun

دَسْتاویز • (dastāvez) f (Hindi spelling दस्तावेज़)

Declension

Declension of **دستاویز**
	singular	plural
direct	دَسْتاویز (dastāvez)	دَسْتاویزیں (dastāvezẽ)
oblique	دَسْتاویز (dastāvez)	دَسْتاویزوں (dastāvezõ)
vocative	دَسْتاویز (dastāvez)	دَسْتاویزو (dastāvezo)

References

“دستاویز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“دستاویز”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.