dayereh

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noun

A large Central Asian frame drum with jingles attached, a type of tambourine.

OriginPersian دایره ← Arabic دَائِرَة →
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Meanings

noundayereh (plural dayerehs)

plural dayerehs · alternative doyra · alternative dojra · alternative dajre · alternative doira · alternative dajreja

  1. entertainmentA large Central Asian frame drum with jingles attached, a type of tambourine.

Origin

  1. Arabicدَائِرَة
  2. Persianدایره
  3. Englishdayereh

From Persian دایره (dâyere), from Arabic دَائِرَة (dāʔira). Doublet of daerah.

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Translations

Finnish daire
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German Daira
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Romanian dairea, vuvă
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APA

dayereh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dayereh

MLA

“dayereh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dayereh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dayereh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dayereh.

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