bhagdar

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noun

A landholder in possession of a bhag.

OriginHindi भागदार ← Urdu بَھاگْدَار ← Sanskrit भाग →
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Meanings

nounbhagdar (plural bhagdars)

plural bhagdars

  1. IndiahistoricalA landholder in possession of a bhag.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianـدَار“holder, owner”
  2. Sanskritभाग“part, share, piece”
  3. Urduبَھاگْدَار
  4. Hindiभागदार
  5. Englishbhagdar

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi भागदार (bhāgdār), Urdu بَھاگْدَار (bhāgdār)); of which the first element भाग (bhāg) / بَھاگ (bhāg) is derived from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga, “part, share, piece”), and the second one -दार (-dār) / ـدَار (-dār) is a suffix derived from Classical Persian ـدَار (-dār, “holder, owner”).

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