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