استره

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Persian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾwstlk' /⁠awestarag⁠/, razor).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ustura
Dari reading? ustura
Iranian reading? ostore
Tajik reading? ustura

Noun

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Dari استره
Iranian Persian
Tajik устура

استره (ostore)

  1. razor (shaving knife)
    Synonym: تیغ (tiğ)

Descendants

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References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “awestarag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 14