Where does “դպիր” come from?
դպիր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian դպիր, from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯𐭩𐭥𐭥, from Old Persian dipī-var-.
դպիր (Armenian): psalm-reader; scribe; scholar, learned man
Definitions
- psalm-reader; scribe; scholar, learned man
Ancestry of “դպիր”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | դպիր | lecturer; scholar, one brought up at a seminary;... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭣𐭯𐭩𐭥𐭥 | scribe |
| 3 | Old Persian | dipī-var- | — |