استوانه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أُسْطُوَانَة (ʔusṭuwāna), from Aramaic אִיסְטְוָונָא (ʾesṭwānā, “column, pillar”), from Middle Persian stwn' (stūn, “column, pillar”). Compare ستون (sotun, “pillar, column”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔus.tu.wɑː.ˈna]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊs.t̪ʰʊ.wɑː.nǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊs.t̪ʰʊ.wɑː.nǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊs.t̪ʰʊ.wɑː.nǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔus.t̪ʰu.wɔː.nǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔos.t̪ʰo.vɒː.né]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔus.t̪ʰu.vɔ.nǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ustuwāna
Dari reading?	ustuwāna
Iranian reading?	ostovâne
Tajik reading?	ustuvona

Noun

Dari	استوانه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	устувона

استوانه • (ostovâne) (plural استوانه‌ها (ostovâne-hâ))

1. cylinder

   Synonym: ستون (sotun, “pillar”)