دبیر

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯𐭩𐭥𐭥 (dibīr).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [da.βiːɾ], [di.βiːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.biːɾ], [d̪ɪ.biːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.biːɾ], [d̪ɪ.biːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.biːɾ], [d̪ɪ.biːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.biɾ], [d̪i.biɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪æ.biːɹ], [d̪e.biːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ä.biɾ], [d̪i.biɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	daḇīr, diḇīr
Dari reading?	dabīr, dibīr
Iranian reading?	dabir, debir
Tajik reading?	dabir, dibir

Noun

دبیر • (dabir, debir)

1. scribe, secretary
2. writing-master

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: dəbir

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “دبير”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul