درود بر تو

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian drwd ʾbr tw (drōd abar tō, “well-being to you, welcome”).

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [doˌɾuːd bæɾ ˈto]

Interjection

درود بر تو • (dorud bar to)

1. (literally) well-being to you, peace to you, peace be upon you
2. hello (Non-Muslim greeting)

References

• Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2004) “drwd”, in A Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian (Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum; 3.1), Turnhout: Brepols