دوران

Arabic

Root
د و ر (d-w-r)

Etymology

From دَار (dār, “to rotate”) + ـَان (-ān)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.wa.raːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

دَوَرَان • (dawarān) m

1. verbal noun of دَارَ (dāra) (form I)
2. rotation, circulation
3. giddiness

Declension

Declension of noun دَوَرَان (dawarān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَوَرَان dawarān	الدَّوَرَان ad-dawarān	دَوَرَان dawarān
Nominative	دَوَرَانٌ dawarānun	الدَّوَرَانُ ad-dawarānu	دَوَرَانُ dawarānu
Accusative	دَوَرَانًا dawarānan	الدَّوَرَانَ ad-dawarāna	دَوَرَانَ dawarāna
Genitive	دَوَرَانٍ dawarānin	الدَّوَرَانِ ad-dawarāni	دَوَرَانِ dawarāni

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “دوران”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Persian

Etymology

Both ultimately from Arabic دَوَرَان (dawarān).

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [da.wa.ˈɾɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äw.ɾɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äw.ɾɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äw.ɾɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äw.ɾɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æ.væ.ɹɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.vä.ɾɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	dawarān
Dari reading?	dawrān
Iranian reading?	davarân
Tajik reading?	davaron

Noun

دَوَران • (davarân)

1. circulation, rotation
2. giddiness

Derived terms

• دوران دادن (davarân dâdan)
• دوران کردن (davarân kardan)

 

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [daw.ˈɾɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äw.ɾɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äw.ɾɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪äw.ɾɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪äw.ɾɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ow.ɹɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪äw.ɾɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	dawrān
Iranian reading?	dowrân
Tajik reading?	davron

Noun

دُوران • (dowrân)

1. time, period, era

   Synonyms: دوره (dowre), زمان (zamân)

   در دوران باستان ― dar dowrân-e bâstân ― in ancient times

   دوران جوانی ― dowrân-e javâni ― times of youth

2. cycle