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