دولاب

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دولاب¹

  • /duː.laːb/
  • /daw.laːb/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian دولَاب (dōlāb), possibly from دو (dō, “two”) + لَاب (lāb, “split, cleft; half”).

noun دُولَاب · دَوْلَاب · dūlāb · dawlāb · دَوَالِيب

  1. closet, cupboard

    Similar: خِزَانَة, صِوَان

دولاب²

  • /duː.laːb/
  • /daw.laːb/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian دولَاب (dōlāb), from دول (dōl) + آب (āb).

noun دُولَاب · دَوْلَاب · dūlāb · dawlāb · دَوَالِيب

  1. water-wheel ومتِّع العين بها مَليَّا – وأطبق الخبزَ وكلْ هنيّا طوراً تُرى كفِلكةِ الدولاب – وتارةً كعسجدِ الذُّؤابِ

    Similar: نَاعُورَة, سَانِيَة, دَالِيَة, سَاقِيَة

  2. wheel
  3. tire
  4. gears, machinery

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"دولاب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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دولاب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {دولاب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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