Urdu Dictionary

دفتر daftar A. daftar, diftar, fr. the P.; Gr. διφθερα 'a skin,' c.

P دفتر daftar (A. daftar, diftar, fr. the P.; Gr. διφθερα 'a skin,' &c.), s.m. A roll, scroll, list; an index; a bundle of papers or written documents tied together in a cloth; a record, register, journal, book, volume, account-book; an official statement or report (especially of public revenue); archives; a record-office; an office, counting-house, place of business:—daftar-ḵẖāna, s.m. Record-office; office, counting-house; archives:—daftar-ḵẖarć, s.m. Office-charges:—daftar-navīs, s.m. A clerk; a registrar:—sar-ě-daftar, s.m. Head of an office; head clerk.