Where does “دیرباز” come from?

دیرباز (Persian) comes from Persian دیر, from Arabic دَيْر, from Classical Syriac ܕܝܪܐ — dwelling, habitation; monastery, convent; lodge.

دیرباز (Persian): long ago, ancient times

Definitions

  1. long ago, ancient times

Ancestry of “دیرباز”, step by step

دیرباز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian دیر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدیرlate; tardy; monastery, convent
2Arabicدَيْرcloister; convent, monastery
3Classical Syriacܕܝܪܐdwelling, habitation; monastery, convent; lodge

via Persian باز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبازopen; wide; again
2Middle Persianʾpʾc—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܕܝܪܐ →Every word from Arabic دَيْر →Every word from Persian دیر →