دولت

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) change; change for the better
 * 2) prosperity
 * 3) government
 * 4) state

Etymology
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In medieval sources, it most commonly means "fortune" or "stroke of good fortune," especially associated with the ruling monarch. The word now means "state; government" due to metonymy: "the royal fortune" > "the king's dominion" > "the government of the king". Up to the nineteenth century, the ruling state was most often called.

Noun

 * 1) state, government
 * 2) dominion, rulership
 * 3)  fortune, good fortune
 * 4)  wealth, (monetary) fortune, prosperity
 * 1)  fortune, good fortune
 * 2)  wealth, (monetary) fortune, prosperity
 * 1)  wealth, (monetary) fortune, prosperity
 * 1)  wealth, (monetary) fortune, prosperity

Usage notes

 * In contemporary Iranian contexts, the word refers to that section of the government presided by the  and his cabinet. The word  refers to the entirety of the governmental apparatus under the supervision of the.
 * Note that this usage is quite the opposite of the respective etyma and  in contemporary Arabic.