ستم

Persian

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sitam
Dari reading? sitam
Iranian reading? setam
Tajik reading? sitam

Noun

Dari ستم
Iranian Persian
Tajik ситам

سِتَم • (setam)

  1. oppression, injustice

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ستم (sitam, tyranny).

Pronunciation

Noun

سِتَم • (sitamm (Hindi spelling सितम)

  1. tyranny
  2. injustice, cruelty