द्वार
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit द्वार (dvāra). Doublet of बार (bār) and दर (dar).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʋɑːɾ/, [d̪wäːɾ]
Noun
द्वार • (dvār) m (Urdu spelling دوار)
- door
- Synonym: दरवाज़ा (darvāzā)
- वह एक गुप्त द्वार से निकल गया।
- vah ek gupt dvār se nikal gayā.
- He escaped from a secret door.
- gate, opening; any means of entrance
- Synonym: फाटक (phāṭak)
- यह दर्रा भारत का द्वार है।
- yah darrā bhārat kā dvār hai.
- This pass is a gateway to India.
- way, means
- धन कमाने का एक ही द्वार है।
- dhan kamāne kā ek hī dvār hai.
- There is only one way to earn money.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | द्वार dvār |
द्वार dvār |
| oblique | द्वार dvār |
द्वारों dvārõ |
| vocative | द्वार dvār |
द्वारो dvāro |
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “द्वार”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “द्वार”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
द्वार n
- Devanagari script form of dvāra
Declension
Declension table of "द्वार" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | द्वारं (dvāraṃ) | द्वारानि (dvārāni) |
| Accusative (second) | द्वारं (dvāraṃ) | द्वारानि (dvārāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | द्वारेन (dvārena) | द्वारेहि (dvārehi) or द्वारेभि (dvārebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | द्वारस्स (dvārassa) or द्वाराय (dvārāya) or द्वारत्थं (dvāratthaṃ) | द्वारानं (dvārānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | द्वारस्मा (dvārasmā) or द्वारम्हा (dvāramhā) or द्वारा (dvārā) | द्वारेहि (dvārehi) or द्वारेभि (dvārebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | द्वारस्स (dvārassa) | द्वारानं (dvārānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | द्वारस्मिं (dvārasmiṃ) or द्वारम्हि (dvāramhi) or द्वारे (dvāre) | द्वारेसु (dvāresu) |
| Vocative (calling) | द्वार (dvāra) | द्वारानि (dvārāni) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- দ্বাৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬤ᭄ᬯᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
- দ্বার (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ဒွါရ (Burmese script)
- દ્વાર (Gujarati script)
- ਦ੍ਵਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦢ꧀ꦮꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ದ್ವಾರ (Kannada script)
- ទ្វារ (Khmer script)
- ທ຺ວາຣ (Lao script)
- ദ്വാര (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᠣᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᢑᢦᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଦ୍ଵାର (Odia script)
- ꢣ꣄ꢮꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
- ද්වාර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
- த்³வார (Tamil script)
- ద్వార (Telugu script)
- ทฺวาร (Thai script)
- དྭཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Developed from earlier द्वार् (dvā́r). First attested in the Brahmanas.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dʋɑ́ː.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪ʋɑː.ɾɐ/
Noun
द्वार • (dvā́ra) stem, n
- door, gate, passage, entrance
- opening, aperture (especially of the human body; compare नवद्वार (náva-dvāra))
- a way, means, medium (the māheśvaras hold that there are 6 dvāras or means of obtaining religious ecstasy - Sarvad.)
- द्वारेण ― dvāreṇa ― by means of, with regard or according to
- 200 BCE – 1200, Kāvya literature
- 1238 – 1317, Madhvācārya, Sarvadarśanasaṁgraha
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | द्वारम् (dvā́ram) | द्वारे (dvā́re) | द्वाराणि (dvā́rāṇi) द्वारा¹ (dvā́rā¹) |
| accusative | द्वारम् (dvā́ram) | द्वारे (dvā́re) | द्वाराणि (dvā́rāṇi) द्वारा¹ (dvā́rā¹) |
| instrumental | द्वारेण (dvā́reṇa) | द्वाराभ्याम् (dvā́rābhyām) | द्वारैः (dvā́raiḥ) द्वारेभिः¹ (dvā́rebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | द्वाराय (dvā́rāya) | द्वाराभ्याम् (dvā́rābhyām) | द्वारेभ्यः (dvā́rebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | द्वारात् (dvā́rāt) | द्वाराभ्याम् (dvā́rābhyām) | द्वारेभ्यः (dvā́rebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | द्वारस्य (dvā́rasya) | द्वारयोः (dvā́rayoḥ) | द्वाराणाम् (dvā́rāṇām) |
| locative | द्वारे (dvā́re) | द्वारयोः (dvā́rayoḥ) | द्वारेषु (dvā́reṣu) |
| vocative | द्वार (dvā́ra) | द्वारे (dvā́re) | द्वाराणि (dvā́rāṇi) द्वारा¹ (dvā́rā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “द्वार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 504, column 2.
- Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 131, 134: “einzelsprachliche Umbildung des Wz.Nomens”