𐎭𐎼𐎥

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dr̥Hgáh (compare Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬔𐬀 (dar^əga, “long”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás (compare Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrghá)), from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós (compare Latin longus, Old Church Slavonic дльгъ (dlĭgŭ)).

Adjective

𐎭𐎼𐎥 (d-r-g /darga/)

1. long

Descendants

• Middle Persian: ("long")

  Manichaean script: 𐫅𐫃𐫡 (dgr /⁠daǧr⁠/), 𐫅𐫏𐫡 (dyr /⁠dēr⁠/)

  Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (dgl /⁠daǧr⁠/)

  • Classical Persian: دیر (dēr, “late”)
    • Iranian Persian: دیر (dir)
    • Tajik: дер (der)
      • → Yagnobi: дур (dur)
    • → Assamese: দেৰি (deri)
    • → Bengali: দেরি (deri)
    • → Hindi: देर (der)
    • → Urdu: دیر (der)