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

Derived terms
  • dlgʾs

Descendants
  • Persian: در‎ (dar)
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