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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دفتر (daftar), from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar) or Middle Persian dptl (daftar), from Aramaic דפתרא / ܕܦܬܪܐ, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪əf.t̪əɾ/, , /d̪əpʰ.t̪əɾ/,
- Rhymes: -əɾ
Noun
दफ़्तर • (daftar) m (Urdu spelling دفتر)
- office, bureau
- Synonyms: कार्यालय (kāryālay), ऑफ़िस (ŏfis)
- roll, volume (of records), register, scroll
- archive
Declension
Declension of दफ़्तर (masc cons-stem)
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