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
4. chapter
5. subject

Derived terms

• dlgʾs

Descendants

• Persian: در (dar)