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Persian
Etymology
From دست (dast, “hand”) + ـآویز (-âviz, “hanging”), literally “that which is hanging from a hand”.
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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dastāwēz
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Dari reading?
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dastāwēz
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Iranian reading?
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dastâviz
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Tajik reading?
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dastovez
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Noun
دَسْتَاویز • (dastâviz)
- document, paper (an original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else)
- reason, excuse
- Synonym: بهانه (bahâne)
- device
- Synonym: دستگاه (dastgâh)
Descendants
References
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دستاویز (dastāwēz). Compare Bengali দস্তাবেজ (dostabej).
Pronunciation
Noun
دَسْتاویز • (dastāvez) f (Hindi spelling दस्तावेज़)
- document, paper
- bond, deed, a note of hand
- signature
References
- “دستاویز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “دستاویز”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.