05-19-2007, 11:05 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Mudy+May 18 2007, 11:14 PM-->QUOTE(Mudy @ May 18 2007, 11:14 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In which language does it mean encampment?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Punjabi.
This term is used in Afghanistan, Pakistan and greater Punjab ( Himachal, Harayana and Punjab)[right][snapback]69012[/snapback][/right]
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Tempted to do this guesswork - Actually, 'dera' might have Farsi origins, coming from 'dayaar', from which urdu 'daayara' is also derived. In Farsi/Urdu, it means circle, area, realm, region. ('dayaar-i-ishq me apna muqaam paidaa kar')
Punjabi.
This term is used in Afghanistan, Pakistan and greater Punjab ( Himachal, Harayana and Punjab)[right][snapback]69012[/snapback][/right]
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Tempted to do this guesswork - Actually, 'dera' might have Farsi origins, coming from 'dayaar', from which urdu 'daayara' is also derived. In Farsi/Urdu, it means circle, area, realm, region. ('dayaar-i-ishq me apna muqaam paidaa kar')