دَوَرَان
rotation
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Also written دار: دَار (house)
Highlights
Present tense
يَدُورُ
Verbal nouns
دَوْر، دَوَرَان
Active participle
دَائِر
Passive participle
مَدُور
Most common words from the same root
دَارَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to revolve, to rotate, to spin, to turn, to circle transitive
تَدُورُ ٱلْأَرْضُ حَوْلَ ٱلشَّمْسِ.The Earth revolves around the Sun.
- to be spread, to circulate, to make the rounds (e.g. of rumours)
- to veer, to shift, to change direction
- to concern, to relate to, to revolve around figurative
يَدُورُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ حَوْلَ عَمَلِهِeverything revolves around his work
- to turn (one's face to) transitive
دَارَ بَالَهٌto pay attention to
Word origin
The noun originally referred to the buildings surrounding a court. Cognate with Akkadian 𒂦 (dūrum, “city wall”) and Biblical Hebrew דּוּר (dûr, “to move in a circle”), דָּר (dār, “to dwell”) and דּוֹר (dôr, “habitation”).
Words from the root د-و-ر
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
دَارَ
· present يَدُورُ
Form I · The plain action
to revolve, to rotate, to spin, to turn, to circle; to be spread, to circulate, to make the rounds (e.g. of rumours); to veer, to shift, to change direction
دَوَّرَ
· present يُدَوِّرُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to turn in a circle, to spin, to whirl, to revolve, to rotate; to turn into a circle, to make round
تَدْوِير
recycling
مُدَوِّر
مُدَوَّر
round
دَاوَرَ
· present يُدَاوِرُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to walk around with (someone); to ensnare, inveigle; to cheat, deceive, trick
دِوَار
مُدَاوَرَة
مُدَاوِر
مُدَاوَر
to run, to manage, to govern, to operate; to make turn, to rotate, to spin, to revolve, to whirl; to turn around
تَدَوَّرَ
· present يَتَدَوَّرُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to become round, to become circular; to become of age
تَدَوُّر
مُتَدَوِّر
مُتَدَوَّر
اِسْتَدَارَ
· present يَسْتَدِيرُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to become round, to be circular; to turn around; to surround
اِسْتِدَارَة
مُسْتَدِير
round
مُسْتَدَار
house
a defeat
cyclical
دِيرَة
route
دَائِرِيّ
circular
مَدَار
orbit
مُسْتَدِيرَة
whole note
مُدِيرِيَّة
mudiriyah: an administrative subdivision
دَوْرِيَّة
patrol
مُدِيرَة
female principal
دَائِرَةُ مَعَارِف
encyclopedia
دَوْرَة مِيَاه
toilet
دُوَيْرَة
minor dwelling
دَوْر جَنْدَرِيّ
gender role
دَارَة
villa
دَارَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | دُرْتُ | أَدُورُ | أَدُورَ | أَدُرْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | دُرْتَ | تَدُورُ | تَدُورَ | تَدُرْ | دُرْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | دُرْتِ | تَدُورِينَ | تَدُورِي | تَدُورِي | دُورِي |
| هُوَ he | دَارَ | يَدُورُ | يَدُورَ | يَدُرْ | — |
| هِيَ she | دَارَتْ | تَدُورُ | تَدُورَ | تَدُرْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | دُرْتُمَا | تَدُورَانِ | تَدُورَا | تَدُورَا | دُورَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | دَارَا | يَدُورَانِ | يَدُورَا | يَدُورَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | دَارَتَا | تَدُورَانِ | تَدُورَا | تَدُورَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | دُرْنَا | نَدُورُ | نَدُورَ | نَدُرْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | دُرْتُمْ | تَدُورُونَ | تَدُورُوا | تَدُورُوا | دُورُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | دُرْتُنَّ | تَدُرْنَ | تَدُرْنَ | تَدُرْنَ | دُرْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | دَارُوا | يَدُورُونَ | يَدُورُوا | يَدُورُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | دُرْنَ | يَدُرْنَ | يَدُرْنَ | يَدُرْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | دَوْر، دَوَرَان |
|---|---|
| Active participle | دَائِر |
| Passive participle | مَدُور |
دَارَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to revolve
تَدُورُ ٱلْأَرْضُ حَوْلَ ٱلشَّمْسِ.The Earth revolves around the Sun.
to concern
يَدُورُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ حَوْلَ عَمَلِهِeverything revolves around his work
to turn
دَارَ بَالَهٌto pay attention to
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