Middle Persian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • dl (Book Pahlavi)

Etymology edit

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 edit

𐭡𐭡𐭠 (dar [BBA])

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

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Persian: در (dar)