سته

Persian

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sat.ˈta]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sät̪.t̪ʰǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sät̪.t̪ʰǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sät̪.t̪ʰǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sät̪.t̪ʰǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæt̪.t̪ʰé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sät̪.t̪ʰǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	satta
Dari reading?	satta
Iranian reading?	satte
Tajik reading?	satta

Noun

سته • (satte) (plural سته‌ها (satte-hâ))

1. berry (soft fruit, e.g. grapes and strawberries)

   Hypernym: میوه (mive, “fruit”)

   • early 11th century, Asjadī, فرهنگ آنندراج [Dictionary of Ānand Rāj], published 1889:

     گر چو سته دلش بیفشارند
     قطره‌ای جود از آن برون نارند

     gar čū satta dil-aš biyafšārand
     qatra'ē jawd az ān birūn n-ārand

     Even if they squeeze his heart like a berry,
     Not a drop of beneficence will they get out of it.

     (Classical Persian transliteration)

2. (botany) berry

   Hypernym: میوه (mive, “fruit”)

Etymology 2

Regular metrical variant, used for poetic meters where a short vowel is necessary.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [su.ˈtuh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sʊ.t̪ʰʊ́ʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sʊ.t̪ʰʊ́ʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sʊ.t̪ʰʊ́]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [su.t̪ʰú]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [so.t̪ʰóʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [su.t̪ʰɵ́ʰ]

Readings
Classical reading?	sutuh
Dari reading?	sutoh
Iranian reading?	sotoh
Tajik reading?	sutüh

Adjective

سته • (sotoh)

1. Poetic form of ستوه (sotuh).