daftar

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noun

A record or register consisting of a set of loose sheets filed on a string or tied up in a cloth.

OriginHindi [Term?] ← Arabic دَفْتَر ← Ancient Greek διφθέρα →
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Meanings

noundaftar (plural daftars)

plural daftars · alternative dafter · alternative duftar · alternative dufter

  1. IndiahistoricalA record or register consisting of a set of loose sheets filed on a string or tied up in a cloth.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδιφθέρα
  2. Arabicدَفْتَر
  3. Hindi[Term?]
  4. Englishdaftar

From Hindi [Term?], from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra).

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APA

daftar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daftar

MLA

“daftar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daftar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daftar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daftar.

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