Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• 𐭮𐭯𐭥𐭠 ‎(SPRA) (logogram)
• 𐭣𐭯𐭩𐭥 ‎(dibīr)
• dpyr'
• dpywr'

Noun

𐭣𐭯𐭩𐭥𐭥 • ‎(dibīr [dpywr])

1. scribe

Descendants

• Old Armenian: դպիր ‎(dpir) (Taking Middle Persian as representative for all Middle Iranian)
• Persian: دبیر ‎(dabir, debir)
  • Ottoman Turkish: دبیر ‎(debîr)