دارو

Chagatai

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دارو (dâru, “medicine, drug, gunpowder”), itself derived from Middle Persian dʾlwkˈ (dārūg, “drug, medicament”).

Noun

دارو (dārū) (plural دارولار)

  1. medicine, drug

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دارو (dārū, “medicine, drug, gunpowder”), itself derived from Middle Persian dʾlwkˈ (dārūg, “drug, medicament”). The sense of "alcohol" is semantically influenced by Hindustani.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɑˈru/

Noun

دارو • (dârû) m

  1. (slang) alcohol
  2. (rare) medicine, drug (medication), medication

Declension
declension of دارو
singular plural
direct دارو
(dârû)		 داروګان
(dârûgān)
oblique دارو
(dârû)		 داروګانو
(dârûgāno)
vocative دارو
(dârû)		 داروګانو
(dârûgāno)

Synonyms

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (dʾlwkˈ /⁠dārūg⁠/, “drug, medicament”), perhaps from Proto-Iranian *dā́rukah (“tree, wood”). Compare Parthian 𐫅𐫀𐫓𐫇𐫃 (dʾlwg /⁠dālūg⁠/, “plant, tree”). Unrelated to English drug.[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɑː.ɾúː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [d̪ɑː.ɾúː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [d̪ɔː.ɾú]

Readings
Classical reading? dārū
Dari reading? dārū
Iranian reading? dâru
Tajik reading? doru
  • Audio (Iran)(file)

Noun
Dari دارو
Iranian Persian
Tajik дору

دارو • (dâru) (plural داروها (dâru-hâ))

  1. medicine, drug, medication
    Synonyms: دوا (davâ), درمان (darmân)
    Antonyms: سم (samm), زهر (zahr)
    دارو اثر کرد. ― dâru asar kard. ― The drug was effective.
  2. gunpowder

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Kazakh: дәрі (därı), дәру (däru)
  • → Kyrgyz: дары (darı)
  • → Bengali: দারু (daru)
  • → Chakma: 𑄘𑄢𑄪 (dāru)
  • → Gujarati: દારૂ (dārū)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: दारू (dārū)
    Urdu: دارو (dārū)
  • → Marathi: दारू (dārū)
  • → Odia: ଦାରୁ (daru)
  • → Pashto: دارو (dârû)

References
  1. Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2003) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 359

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian دارو (dārū, “medicine, drug, gunpowder”), itself derived from Middle Persian dʾlwkˈ (dārūg, “drug, medicament”).

Pronunciation

Noun

دارو • (dārū) f (Hindi spelling दारू)

  1. (health) medicine, drug, medication
  2. remedy, cure
  3. liquor, spirits, alcohol
  4. wine
  5. gunpowder

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit दारु (dāru), from Sanskrit root दृ (dṛ). Cognate with Ancient Greek δρῦς (drûs), Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎽𐎢𐎺 (d-a-ru-u-v /dāruv/), Old English trēow (whence English tree).

Pronunciation

Noun

دارو • (dāru) m (Hindi spelling दारु)

  1. wood
  2. timber
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