دير
Meaning
monastery, convent, cloister
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/dajr/
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܕܝܪܐ (dayrā) which generally means “dwelling” and specifically “cloister”, from the Syriac root ܕ ܘ ܪ relating to dwelling, originally parallel to دَار (dār, “dwelling; abode”) and دَوَّارة (dawwāra, “home; quarter”) from the root د و ر (d w r) bearing meanings of “circling, going about”.
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