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- Arabic · derived fromرِسَالَة
- Persian · derived fromرسالهدار
- English todayressaldar
From Hindustani contraction रिसालदार (risāldār) / رسالدار (risāldār), from रिसालादार (risālādār) / رسالہ دار (risāla-dār), from Persian رسالهدار (resâle-dâr), from Arabic رِسَالَة (risāla) + Persian agent suffix دار (dâr).
Words from the same roots
Arabicرِسَالَة all →
ressala
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.