دور meaning

turn, role, round, period, era

Plural

أَدْوَارٌ

Base form

دَارَ

Verb forms

Example Sentences

• لَعِبَ دَوْرًا مُهِمًّا فِي الْمَسْرَحِيَّةِ.He played an important role in the play.
• جَاءَ دَوْرِي لِلتَّحَدُّثِ.It is my turn to speak.

he turned, he revolved, he circled, he moved around

With prepositions

• عَلَىto rotate over …, to besiege
• بِto take around …, to cause to circulate

Verb forms

Example Sentences

• دَوَرَ الْقَمَرُ حَوْلَ الْأَرْضِ.The moon revolved around the earth.
• دَوَرَ الْوَلَدُ فِي الْحَدِيقَةِ.The boy walked around the garden.

to turn, to rotate, to spin, to look for, to search for

With prepositions

• عَلَىto look for
• بِـto take around, to show around

Verb forms

Example Sentences

• دَوَّرَ الْمِفْتَاحَ فِي الْقُفْلِ.He turned the key in the lock.
• دَوَّرَ عَلَى الْكِتَابِ فِي الْمَكْتَبَةِ.He searched for the book in the library.

houses, homes, dwellings

Plural

دِيَارٌ

Example Sentences

• هَذِهِ دُورٌ جَمِيلَةٌ.These are beautiful houses.
• زُرْنَا دُورَ الْأَصْدِقَاءِ.We visited the friends' homes.