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دَرْبَانٌ

Root: دربان

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دَرْبَانٌ and دِرْبَانٌ and دُرْبَانٌ sings. of دَرَابِنَةٌ, which signifies Door-keepers, or gate-keepers: [the sing. is] Persian, [originally دَرْبَانْ,] arabicized.
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