דפתר

Hebrew

Etymology

Mishnaic: possibly via Aramaic דפתרא‎ / ܕܦܬܪܐ‎ (dptrʾ, “hide; account book”), form Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “prepared hide, piece of leather; anything made of leather”). Compare with Arabic دَفْتَر‎ (daftar, “register; notebook”)

Noun

דִּפְתָּר • (diftar) m (plural indefinite דִּפְתְּרָאוֹת‎)

(rare) A notebook (book), a copybook.

Synonyms

מַחְבֶּרֶת‎ f (makhbéret)
פִּנְקָס‎ m (pinkás)

Related terms

דַּף‎ m (daf)

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