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daur (inf. n. of دور 'to turn round, to revolve,' & c.), s.m. Going round, moving in a circle, revolving; revointion (of a body, or of time); circular motion; the going round, or circulating (of wine); the cup handed round; the coming round in turn (of days or times); vicissitude;—repetition (of a lesson); a kind of argument, reasoning in a circle;—circumference, perimeter;circular enclosure; border (of a garment, etc.); circle, circuit; orbit; circuit of rule, compass, jurisdiction, power, authority, dominion, sway;—a period of years, time, age, cycle; a turn, tour, round, course, progress; a turn or twist (of a rope, etc.):—daur daur, s.m. Prosperity:—daur-daurā, s.m. Circuit of rule, jurisdiction, dominion, sway (=daur):—daur karnā, To go or come round; to complete a period (of time, etc.); to make the circuit (of, -kā); to encircle, encompass, surround; to go through, to repeat (a lesson, or the Qor`ān, etc.).
Origin: Arabic