دیر

See also: دیز, دير, and د ي ر

Brahui

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *nīr.

Noun

دیر (dīr)

1. water

References

• Denys Bray, The Brāhūī problem (1934)

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Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐫅𐫃𐫡 (dgr /⁠daǧr⁠/), 𐫅𐫏𐫡 (dyr /⁠dēr⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎥 (d-r-g /⁠darga⁠/, “long”), from Proto-Iranian *dr̥Hgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥Hgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	d
Dari reading?	d
Iranian reading?	d
Tajik reading?	d

Adjective

Dari	دیر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дер

دیر • (dir) (comparative دیرتَر (dir-tar), superlative دیرتَرین (dir-tarin))

1. late; tardy

   Antonym: زود (zud)

2. long (of time)

Adverb

1. late

   Antonym: زود (zud)

2. long (of time)

Descendants

• → Bengali: দেরী (derī)

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَيْر (dayr); see there for further information.

Pronunciation

یک دیر (yek deyr, “a monastery”)

Readings
Classical reading?	d
Dari reading?	d
Iranian reading?	d
Tajik reading?	d

Noun

دیر • (deyr) (plural ادیار (adyâr) or دیرها (deyr-hâ))

1. (literary, archaic) monastery, convent

   Synonym: خانقاه (xânqâh)