दरवान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دروان (darwān), from دربان (darbān, “doorkeeper”), from در (dar, “door”) + ـبان (-bān, “keeper, guardian”). Cognate with Bengali দারোয়ান (darōẇan).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪əɾ.ʋɑːn/, [d̪ɐɾ.ʋä̃ːn]

Noun

दरवान • (darvān) m (Urdu spelling دروان)

  1. porter
  2. doorkeeper
  3. janitor

Declension

Declension of दरवान (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct दरवान
darvān 		दरवान
darvān
oblique दरवान
darvān 		दरवानों
darvānõ
vocative दरवान
darvān 		दरवानो
darvāno
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