դարվազա

Armenian

Alternative forms

• դարվազ (darvaz)

Etymology

From Persian دروازه (darvâze). Doublet of դարպաս (darpas).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /dɑɾvɑˈzɑ/, [dɑɾvɑzɑ́]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /tɑɾvɑˈzɑ/, [tʰɑɾvɑzɑ́]

Noun

դարվազա • (darvaza) (dialectal)

1. gate

   Synonym: դարպաս (darpas)

Further reading

• Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “դարվազ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan