𐭣𐭯𐭩𐭥𐭥

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier [Term?] (/dipīwar/), from Old Persian *dipī-var- (-). Compare also [script needed] (dywʾn').

Noun

𐭣𐭯𐭩𐭥𐭥 (dpywr /dibīr/)

  1. scribe

Descendants

  • Persian: دبیر (dabir, debir)
    • Ottoman Turkish: دبیر (debîr)
  • Old Armenian: դպիր (dpir) (from some Middle Iranian language, possibly Middle Persian)
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