দফতর

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دفتر (daftar), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dptl /⁠daftar⁠/), from Aramaic דפתרא / ܕܦܬܪܐ, from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra). Cognate with Assamese দপ্তৰ (doptor), Hindustani دفتر / दफ़्तर (daftar), Punjabi ਦਫ਼ਤਰ (daftar)

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪ɔft̪ɔɾ/, [ˈd̪ɔft̪ɔɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪ɔft̪ɔɹ/, [ˈd̪ɔft̪ɔɹ]
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Noun

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দফতর (dophtor)

  1. office
    Synonyms: অফিস (ophiś), আপিস (apiś), কার্যালয় (karjaloẏ)