דפתר

Hebrew

Etymology

Mishnaic: possibly via Aramaic דפתרא / ܕܦܬܪܐ (dptrʾ, “hide; account book”), form Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “prepared hide, piece of leather; anything made of leather”). Compare with Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar, “register; notebook”)

Noun

דִּפְתָּר • (diftar) m (plural indefinite דִּפְתְּרָאוֹת)

1. (rare) A notebook (book), a copybook.

Synonyms

• מַחְבֶּרֶת f (makhbéret)
• פִּנְקָס m (pinkás)

Related terms

• דַּף m (daf)