фидар
Ossetian
Etymology
Possibly related to Old Armenian պատուար (patuar, “fortress”), from an Iranian borrowing; compare Sanskrit प्रतिवार (prativāra, “warding off, resisting”), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬭𐬀 (pairiuuāra, “surrounding protection”). Ultimately from Proto-Iranian *pati-vāra-. Classical Syriac ܦܕܛܘܪܐ (/pdṭwrʾ/, “fortification”) is borrowed from the same source.
Noun
фидар • (fidar)
- stronghold, bulwark, holdout
- fort, fortification, citadel
- guarantee
- endurance
- protector, patron, defender
References
- Абаев, В. И. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow, Leningrad: Academy Press