# دو
## Baluchi
### Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dwáH (compare Persian دو (do), Northern Kurdish du, Pashto دوه (dwa), Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀 (duua)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáH (compare Sanskrit द्व (dvá), Hindi दो (do)/Urdu دو (do), Punjabi ਦੋ (do)), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (compare Russian два (dva), Greek δύο (dýo), Spanish dos, English two).

### Numeral

دو • (do)
* two

### Noun

دو • (do)
* two (digit)

## Brahui
### Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from an Indo-Aryan descendant of Sanskrit दोस् (dos, “forearm”).

### Noun

دُو (dū)
* (anatomy) hand

### References

* ↑ Emeneau, M. B. (1997) “Brahui Etymologies and Phonetic Developments: New Items”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London‎, volume 60, number 3, pages 440–447
* Bray, Denys (1934) “dū”, in The Brahui Language‎, Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 101

## Gilaki
### Numeral

دو (do)
* two

## Pahari-Potwari
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit द्व (dva). Compare Hindi दो (do).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d̪oː/

### Numeral

دو (do)
* meaning two

## Persian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭲𐭥𐭩𐭭 (tʿyn /⁠dō⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *dwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Indo European cognates include Northern Kurdish du, Pashto دوه (dwa), Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀 (duua), Sanskrit द्व (dvá), Hindi दो (do)/Urdu دو (do), Punjabi ਦੋ (do), Russian два (dva), Lithuanian du, Greek δύο (dýo), Spanish dos, English two, etc..

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [du], [duː], [doː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [d̪uː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [d̪uː]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [d̪uː]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [d̪u]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [d̪o]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [d̪u]

#### Numeral

| Dari | دو |
| Iranian Persian | دو |
| Tajik | ду |
دو • (du / do) (Persian numeral ۲)
* two

#### Noun

دو • (du / do)
* two

### Etymology 2

Ultimately derived from Italian do.

#### Pronunciation

* (Dari, formal) IPA: [d̪oː]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [d̪oː]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [d̪oː]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [d̪ʊː]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [d̪o]

#### Noun

دو • (dō / do)
* (music) C, Do (the first note of the fixed-Do solfège scale)
* (music) Do (the first note of the movable-Do solfège scale, i.e. the tonic)

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [daw]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [d̪äw]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [d̪äw]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [d̪äw]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [d̪äw]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [d̪ow]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [d̪äw]

#### Verb

دو • (daw / dow)
* present stem of دویدن (dawīdan / davidan, “to run”)

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Dashtestan, Khesht) IPA: /duː/

#### Noun

دو • (du)
* Colloquial form of دوغ (dōğ / duğ)

## Punjabi
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit द्व (dva). Compare Hindi दो (do).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d̪oː/
* Audio:(file)

### Numeral

دو • (do) (Gurmukhi spelling ਦੋ)
* two

## Urdu
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit द्व (dvá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Compare also Persian دو (do).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Urdu) IPA: /d̪oː/

### Numeral

دو • (do) (Hindi spelling दो)
* two

#### See also

* ۲ (2)