דִּיפְתְּרָא, דִּפְ׳ m. (διφθέρα) 1) hide prepared for writing (contrad. to מצה a. חיפה, v. also דוכסוסטוס). Meg. II, 2 (opp. to ספר). Ib. 19ᵃ defined די׳ דמליח וכ׳ diphtera is a skin prepared with salt and flour, but not with gallnut, v. אֲפַץ; Sabb. 79ᵃ; Gitt. 22ᵃ —2) record, document, list. Tanḥ. Vaëra 5 ד׳ של אלוהות a list of the deities; Yalk. Ex. 175.—Pl. דִּיפְתְּרָאוֹת, דִּיפְתְּרִין, דִּפְ׳. Y. Peah II, 17ᵃ bot. דִּפְתְּרֵיהֶן their (national) records. Pesik. R. s. 8 ד׳ כתובות וכ records are written before the Lord &c.