Etymology

Derbent

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Today it means: A city in Dagestan, Russia. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish دربند ← Persian دربند
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  1. Persian · derived fromدربند
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromدربند
  3. English todayDerbent

From Ottoman Turkish دربند (Derbend, Derbent), from Persian دربند (darband, literally “bar of a door, bolt; a barrier”), from در (dar, “door, gate, passage”) + بند (band, “band, tie, fastening”).

Words from the same roots

Ottoman Turkishدربند all →

derbend

Persianدربند all →

Darband

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