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dargah

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈdɜː(ɹ)ɡɑː/
  • /ˈdɑː(ɹ)ɡɑː/

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noun

Meaning 1

A shrine associated with the grave of a Muslim saint or similar religious figure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Asia

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hindustani درگاہ / दरगाह (dargāh), from Classical Persian درگاه (dargāh). See also English eidgah.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَرْكَاه (darkāh) — an Islamic shrine
  • Azerbaijani: dərgah — an Islamic shrine
  • Bengali: দরগাহ (dorgah) — an Islamic shrine
  • Gujarati: દરગાહ (dargāh) — an Islamic shrine
  • Hindi: दरगाह (dargāh) — an Islamic shrine
  • Indonesian: dargah — an Islamic shrine
  • Macedonian: да́рга (dárga) — an Islamic shrine
  • Marwari: दरगा (dargā) — an Islamic shrine
  • Dari: دَرْگَاه (dargāh) — an Islamic shrine
  • Iranian Persian: دَرْگاه (dargâh) — an Islamic shrine
  • Persian: دَرْگَاه (dargāh) — an Islamic shrine
  • Russian: дарга́х (dargáx) — an Islamic shrine
  • Tajik: даргоҳ (dargoh) — an Islamic shrine
  • Telugu: దర్గా (dargā) — an Islamic shrine
  • Turkish: dergah — an Islamic shrine
  • Ottoman Turkish: دركاه (dergâh) — an Islamic shrine
  • Urdu: دَرْگاہ (dargāh) — an Islamic shrine
  • Uyghur: دەرگاھ (dergah) — an Islamic shrine
  • Uzbek: dargoh — an Islamic shrine