daftar

noun

daf·​tar

ˈdəftə(r)

variants or less commonly dufter

plural -s

1

India : a bundle of official papers

2

India : a business office

Word History

Etymology

Hindi, record, office, from Persian, from Arabic daftar, diftar, from Greek diphthera prepared hide, parchment, leather

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