Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (-dʾn' /⁠-dān⁠/).

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Particularly: “Derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (to support, hold)?”

Suffix

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ـدان (-dân)

  1. holder, container

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: -ਦਾਨ (-dān)
    Shahmukhi script: ـدان (-dān)

See also

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