نسترن

Persian

Alternative forms

• نسترون (nastarvan), نستر (nastar) (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (nstln' /⁠nastaran⁠/, “dog rose”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nas.ta.ɾan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näs.t̪ʰä.ɾän]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [näs.t̪ʰä.ɾän]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [näs.t̪ʰä.ɾän]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [näs.t̪ʰä.ɾän]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [næs.t̪ʰæ.ɹæn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [näs.t̪ʰä.ɾän]

Readings
Classical reading?	nastaran
Dari reading?	nastaran
Iranian reading?	nastaran
Tajik reading?	nastaran

Noun

نسترن • (nastaran)

1. dog rose

   Synonym: نسرین (nasrin)

Proper noun

نسترن • (nastaran)

1. a female given name Nastaran

Further reading

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 58