ستن

Pashto

Etymology

from Proto-Iranian *stuHnáH (“column, pillar”) (compare Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬏𐬥𐬀‎ (stūna)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰuHnáH (“column, pillar”) (compare Sanskrit स्थूणा (sthūṇā)). Doublet of ستون‎.

Noun

ستن • (stən) f

  1. needle
  2. awl
  3. pin
  4. syringe
  5. post, pole, column, prop, support
  6. hand (of a watch or clock)
  7. needle (of a conifer)
  8. dragonfly
  9. (Figurative) basis, support
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