Definition
A high-ranking official or minister in charge of records, documents, or administrative affairs in historical Indian and Persian governance systems.
Etymology
From Persian 'daftar' (office/desk) plus '-dar' (holder or keeper), literally meaning 'keeper of the office.' This term was used in Mughal and Ottoman administrative hierarchies. It entered English through colonial Indian administrative contexts.
Kelly Says
The 'dufterdar' was like a medieval records keeper and chief administrator combined—they literally held the keys to government. The Persian suffix '-dar' appears in dozens of English words borrowed from that region: 'hazardar,' 'naubatdar'—showing how one suffix can generate an entire administrative vocabulary.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዱፍተርዳር
duff-te-r-dar
ARالعربية
دُفْتَرْدَار
duf-ter-dar
BNবাংলা
ডুফটারদার
duff-ta-dar
CACatalà
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
CSČeština
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
DADansk
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
DEDeutsch
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
ELΕλληνικά
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
ESEspañol
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
FAفارسی
دفتردار
duf-ter-dar
FISuomi
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
FRFrançais
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
GUGU
ડુફ્ટરદાર
duff-ter-dar
HAHA
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
HEעברית
דופטרדאר
duff-ter-dar
HIहिन्दी
डुफ्टरदार
duff-ter-dar
HUMagyar
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
IDBahasa Indonesia
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
IGIG
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
ITItaliano
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
KKKK
дуфтердар
duff-ter-dar
KMKM
ឌុហ្វេតរដា
duff-te-r-da
KO한국어
듀프터다르
deu-pute-da-reu
MRMR
डुफ्टरदार
duff-ter-dar
MSBahasa Melayu
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
MYမြန်မာ
ဒူဖတ်တာဒါ
da-du-fute-ta-da
NLNederlands
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
NONorsk
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
PAPA
ਡੁਫਟਰਦਾਰ
duff-ter-dar
PLPolski
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
PTPortuguês
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
RORomână
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
RUРусский
дуфтердар
duff-ter-dar
SVSvenska
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
SWKiswahili
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
TAதமிழ்
துஃப்ர்டர் தார்
thu-fute-dar-thar
TEతెలుగు
డుఫ్టర్దార్
duff-ter-dar
THไทย
ดูฟเทอร์ดาร์
doo-fute-dar
TLTL
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
TRTürkçe
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
UKУкраїнська
дуфтердар
duff-ter-dar
URاردو
ڈوفتردار
duff-ter-dar
VITiếng Việt
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
YOYO
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar
ZH中文
杜夫特达尔
dù fú tè dā'ěr
ZUZU
dufterdar
duff-ter-dar