"بواب" meaning in Persian

See بواب in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /baw.ˈwaːb/ [Classical-Persian], [bäw.wɑ́ːb] [Dari, formal], [bäw.wɑ́ːb] [Dari, formal], [bäw.wɑ́ːb] [Kabuli], [bäw.wɔ́ːb̥] (note: Hazaragi), [bæw.vɒ́ːb̥] [Iran, formal], [bäw.vɔ́b] [Tajik, formal] Forms: bavvâb [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|بَوَّاب}} Borrowed from Arabic بَوَّاب (bawwāb), {{root|fa|ar|ب و ب}} Head templates: {{fa-noun|tr=bavvâb}} بواب • (bavvâb)
  1. doorkeeper
    Sense id: en-بواب-fa-noun-bd58ACGE Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header, Occupations
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "fa:Occupations",
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        ]
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bäw.wɑ́ːb]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
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      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
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        "Iran",
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      "name": "bor+"
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        "Persian terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Persian terms derived from Arabic",
        "Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ب و ب",
        "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Persian terms with redundant head parameter",
        "fa:Occupations"
      ],
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        "doorkeeper"
      ],
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          "doorkeeper"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/baw.ˈwaːb/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
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      "ipa": "[bäw.wɑ́ːb]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bäw.wɑ́ːb]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[bäw.wɑ́ːb]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bäw.wɔ́ːb̥]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bæw.vɒ́ːb̥]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
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    },
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