दस्तावेज़
dastāvez/d̪əs.t̪ɑː.ʋeːz/
The English phrase documents is translated into Hindi as दस्तावेज़ (dastāvez).
The term दस्तावेज़ is used to refer to documents. You can also use the phrase प्रमाणित प्रलेख or प्रमाणित कागज़ात to mean certified documents. To refer to the process of document verification, you can use either प्रलेखों की जांच or कागज़ों की पड़ताल. If you need to request that someone submit their documents, you can say कृपया अपने प्रलेखों (or कागज़ात) को जमा करें.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
दस्तावेज़ is a formal/standard term derived from Persian, commonly used in legal, administrative and official contexts. In contrast, कागज़ात is the informal term for documents.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word दस्तावेज़ takes the oblique plural form दस्तावेज़ों when followed by a postposition (like में or को).
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is [dəs.t̪ɑː.ʋeːz].
Did you know?
- The spelling of दस्तावेज़ uses a dot under the 'ज' (nuqta) to create the 'z' sound, a visual marker of its Persian origin that is absent in native Sanskrit-Hindi words.
- The word for paper कागज़ is a loanword from Arabic and Persian, reflecting how the introduction of paper technology to India happened via Central Asia.
- In a legal context, you might hear the term प्रलेख (pralēkh), which is a pure Sanskrit derivative, often used in high-level government bureaucracy to sound more prestigious.
Examples in context
- मैं वे दस्तावेज़ देखना चाहूँगा।I'd like to take a look at those documents.This sentence is useful for expressing a desire to look at the documents using दस्तावेज़.Tatoeba #8864277 by aboi, translation #1936338 by CK
- कृपया अपने सभी कागज़ात मेरे पास सौंप दीजिए।Please hand over all your documents to me.
- कृपया अपने दस्तावेज़ यहाँ रखें।kripayā apane dastāvez yahā̃ rakhen.Please keep your documents here.
- क्या आपने सभी दस्तावेज़ पढ़ लिए?kyā āpne sabhī dastāvez paṛh lie?Did you read all the documents?
Example conversation
Amit and Anjali are working in an office.
- अमित Amitअंजलि, क्या तुम्हारे पास ज़रूरी दस्तावेज़ हैं?Anjali, kyā tumhāre pās zarūrī dastāvez haĩ?Anjali, do you have the important documents?
- अंजलि Anjaliहाँ, अमित, मेरे पास सब कुछ है।hā̃, Amit, mere pās sab kuchh hai.Yes, Amit, I have everything.
- अमित Amitबहुत अच्छा, अब हम काम शुरू कर सकते हैं।bahut acchā, ab ham kām śurū kar sakate haĩ.Very good, now we can start the work.
- अंजलि Anjaliठीक है, चलिए शुरू करते हैं।ṭhīk hai, caliye śurū karate haĩ.Okay, let's get started.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry दस्तावेज़, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
