دستیار
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian dstydʾl (dastyār). Compare Manichaean Parthian dstdʾr (dstdʾr) and Old Armenian դաստիարակ (dastiarak); an Iranian borrowing.
Noun
دستیار • (dastyâr) (plural دستیاران (dastyârân) or دستیارها (dastyâr-hâ))
- assistant, helper, minister
- pupil, disciple
- subject
Related terms
- دست (dast)
- یار (yâr)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “دستیار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “dastyār”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press