درگاہ

See also: درگاه and دركاه

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian درگاه (dargāh). Compare Gujarati દરગાહ (dargāh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪əɾ.ɡɑːɦ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɦ
• Hyphenation: دَرْ‧گاہ

Noun

دَرْگاہ • (dargāh) f (Hindi spelling दरगाह)

1. threshold
2. (Islam) dargah, Sufi shrine

Descendants

• → English: dargah
• → Tamil: தர்கா (tarkā)

Further reading

• “درگاہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “درگاہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.