ستنبه

Persian

Etymology

Akin to Old Armenian ստամբակ (stambak), an Iranian borrowing.

Adjective

ستنبه • (setanba)

1. strong, robust, powerful, bold
2. contumacious, litigious, unwilling to listen

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “ستنبه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul