داور

Arabic

Root
د و ر (d-w-r)

Verb

دَاوَرَ • (dāwara) III, non-past يُدَاوِرُ‎ (yudāwiru)

  1. to walk around with (someone)
  2. to ensnare, inveigle
  3. to cheat, deceive, trick
  4. to try to ensnare, deceive

Conjugation

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (dʾtwbl /⁠dādwar⁠/, judge) By surface analysis, داد (dâd, justice) + ـور (-var).

Pronunciation

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

Readings
Classical reading? dāwar
Dari reading? dāwar
Iranian reading? dâvar
Tajik reading? dovar

Noun

داور • (dâvar) (plural داوران (dâvarân) or داورها (dâvar-hâ))

  1. (sports) referee, ref
  2. (archaic) judge
    Synonym: قاضی (qâzi)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Classical Azerbaijani: davər

References

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