Appendix:South Levantine Arabic roots/د و ر

South Levantine Arabic

Root

د و ر • (transliteration needed)

1. Related to turning, circling

Derived terms

Verbs and verb forms

• Form I: دار (dār, “to turn, rotate”)
  • Active Participle: داير (dāyer, “around”)
• Form I: دار (dār, “to manage, administer”)
• Form II: دوّر (dawwar, “to turn, rotate; to search”)
  • Passive Participle: مدَوَّر (mdawwar, “round”)
• Form IV: أدار (ʔadār, “to manage, administer”)
  • Active Participle: مدير (mudīr, “manager”)

Nouns

• دور (dōr, “turn; role”)
• دايرة (dāyre, “circle”)
• دائرة (dāʔire, “office, department”)