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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/,
Noun
दरवान • (darvān) m (Urdu spelling دروان)
- porter
- doorkeeper
- janitor
Declension
Declension of दरवान (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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दरवान
darvān
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दरवान
darvān
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| oblique
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दरवान
darvān
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दरवानों
darvānõ
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| vocative
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दरवान
darvān
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दरवानो
darvāno
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