defter
Meanings
adj
- comparative form of deft: more deft
noun
- A type of tax register that was used in the Ottoman Empire.
Word forms
Etymology
From Turkish defter, from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר (defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra). Doublet of letter.
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