Gujarati

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دفتر (daftar), from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar) or Middle Persian dptl (daftar), from Aramaic דפתרא / ܕܦܬܪܐ, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra). Compare Bengali দফতর (dophtor), Punjabi ਦਫ਼ਤਰ (daftar).

Noun

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દફતર (daphtarn

  1. backpack
  2. briefcase