ستور
See also: سپوز
Malay
Noun
ستور (plural ستور-ستور or ستور٢)
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian stwl (/stōr/, “horse, mount; large cattle”), from Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬭𐬀 (staora, “large cattle”), from Proto-Iranian *stáwrah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáwras (“large domestic animal, cattle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros (“wild bull, aurochs”). Probably related to obsolete تاول (tâvel, “bull, ox”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /su.ˈtoːɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sʊ.t̪ʰóːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [so.t̪ʰúːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [su.t̪ʰɵ́ɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sutōr |
| Dari reading? | sutōr |
| Iranian reading? | sotur |
| Tajik reading? | sutür |
Noun
ستور • (sotôr) (plural ستوران)
- pack animal, beast of burden
- (archaic) horse
Synonyms
- اسب (asb)
- چارپا (čârpâ)
Derived terms
- ستوربان (sotur-bân)
- ستورگاه (sotur-gâh)
- ستورخانه (sotur-xâne)
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ستور”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “stōr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 77
- Avesta Reader; staora- page 269