𐭡𐭡𐭠

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

  • dl (Book Pahlavi)

Etymology

    From Old Persian 𐎯𐎺𐎼𐎹𐎠 (duvar-, “door, gate”), from Proto-Iranian *dwar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwar-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“gate, door”).

    Logogram from Aramaic 𐡁𐡁𐡀 (bāḇāʾ, “gateway; opening”).

    Noun

    𐭡𐭡𐭠 • (dar [BBA])

    1. gate, door
    2. court
    3. palace
    4. chapter
    5. subject

    Derived terms

    • Middle Persian: 𐭣𐭫𐭯𐭲𐭩 (dlpty /⁠darpet⁠/, “head of the gate”)
      • → Parthian: 𐭡𐭫𐭩𐭐𐭲𐭩 (brypty /⁠barpet⁠/) (calque)
        • → Old Armenian: բարապետ (barapet, “janitor”)

    Descendants

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