derî

Concepts

door

🚪

gate

gateway

grid

portal

railing

yett

doorway

Synonyms

dergeh

دهرگا

قاپی

Translations

porta

🚪

πόρτα

porta

kapı

🚪

porta

deur

🚪

ianua

puerta

🚪

θύρα

ostium

🚪

porte

🚪

Tür

🚪

huis

🚪

sportello

🚪

Etymology

Cognate with Persian: در

Cognate with Ossetic: дуар

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬛𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨

Cognate with Sanskrit: द्वार

Cognate with Urdu: دوار

Cognate with Hindi: द्वार

Cognate with English: door

Cognate with German: Tür

Cognate with Armenian: դուռ

Cognate with Irish: doras

Cognate with Russian: дверь

In summary

From Proto-Iranian *dwā́ram (compare Persian در (dar), Ossetian дуар (dwar), Avestan 𐬛𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨 (dvar^əm)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwā́ram (compare Sanskrit द्वार (dvā́ra), Urdu دوار (dvār)/Hindi द्वार (dvār)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“gate, door”). Other cognates include English door, German Tür, Armenian դուռ (duṙ), Irish doras and Russian дверь (dverʹ).

Sentences

Yekî li derî dixist.

Someone was knocking on the door.

Min jî derî li xwe girt.

I also closed the door.

Ji derî şûnde vegeriya.

He returned from the door.

Bavê te li ber derî bû.

Your father was at the door.

Min dengekî lêdanê ji derî bihîst.

I heard a knock from the door.

Min xwe da derî ; ez ketim hundir.

I turned to the door; I entered.