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darwāza (fr. dar-wāz, 'gates (of a city) thrown back, or open'; and=dar, 'door or gate'+bāz, 'open,' qq.v.+aff. -adenot. simil.), s.m. A door:—darwāza band karnā, To close a door:—darwāza bandor band hai, 'The door is closed' (to visitors), 'not visible,' 'not at home' (an expression peculiar to Europeans in India):—darwāza ṭhoknā, To knock at a door:—darwāza teg̠a honā, A door, or doorway, to be built up with bricks and mortar:—darwāze-kīmaṭṭīle-ḍālnā, To wear away the ground about a door (by frequent visiting); to visit (a place) frequently:—darwāza ma`mūr karnā, To close a door.
Origin: Persian