દફતર

Gujarati

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Hellenic *dipʰtʰérā?

Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra)der.

Classical Persian دَفْتَر (daftar)bor.

Gujarati દફતર (daphtar)

Borrowed from Classical Persian دَفْتَر (daftar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪əpʰ.t̪əɾ/, [ˈd̪əf.t̪əɾ]
• (colloquial, regional, sense 1) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪əkʰ.t̪əɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ
• Hyphenation: દફ‧તર

Noun

દફતર • (daphtar) n

1. backpack, briefcase, satchel
2. register, account book
3. an official document
4. a note, jotting
5. office, office building

Declension

Declension of દફતર

	singular	plural
nominative	દફતર (daphtar)	દફતરો (daphatro)
oblique	દફતર (daphtar)	દફતરો (daphatro)
vocative	દફતર (daphtar)	દફતરો (daphatro)
instrumental	દફતરે (daphatre)	દફતરોએ (daphatroe)
locative	દફતરે (daphatre)	દફતરોએ (daphatroe)

Further reading

• “દફતર”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.