Etymology

dizdar

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Today it means: The commander of a castle or fortress in the Ottoman Empire. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish دزدار ← Classical Persian دزدار
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromدزدار
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromدزدار
  3. English todaydizdar

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دزدار (dizdâr), from Classical Persian دزدار (dizdār).

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