داوود

Arabic

Etymology

From Hebrew דוד (dāwīḏ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daː.wuːd/

Proper noun

دَاوُود • (dāwūd) m

David (prophet and king)
a male given name, Daoud, Dawud, or Davoud, equivalent to English David

Declension

Declension of noun **دَاوُود** (dāwūd)
singular	basic singular diptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	دَاوُود dāwūd	—
nominative	—	دَاوُودُ dāwūdu	—
accusative	—	دَاوُودَ dāwūda	—
genitive	—	دَاوُودَ dāwūda	—

See also

Islamic prophetsedit

آدَم (ʔādam)
إِدْرِيس (ʔidrīs)
نُوح (nūḥ)
هُود (hūd)
صَالِح (ṣāliḥ)
إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)
لُوط (lūṭ)
إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)
إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq)
يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb)
يُوسُف (yūsuf)
أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb)
ذُو الْكِفْل (ḏū l-kifl)
شُعَيْب (šuʕayb)
مُوسَى (mūsā)
هَارُون (hārūn)
دَاوُد (dāwud)
سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān)
يُونُس (yūnus)
إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās)
الْيَسَع (al-yasaʕ)
زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā)
يَحْيَى (yaḥyā)
عِيسَى (ʕīsā)
مُحَمَّد (muḥammad)

Persian

Alternative forms

داود (dāwud / dâvod)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَاوُود (dāwūd).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /daː.ˈwuːd/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑː.wúːd̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɑː.wúːd̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ɔː.wúd̪̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɒː.vúːd̪̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɔ.vúd̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	dāwūd
Dari reading^?	dāwūd
Iranian reading^?	dâvud
Tajik reading^?	dovud

Proper noun

داوود • (dāwūd / dâvud) (Tajik spelling Довуд)

a male given name, Davood, Dawood, Davoud, Davud, or Dawud, from Arabic, equivalent to English David

Related terms

دیوید (dēwīd／deyvid)