كشتبان

Hijazi Arabic

كُشْتَبان

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾngwst' (angust, “finger”) + -pʾn' (bān, “guard, keeper”); compare Persian انگشتانه (angoštâne, “thimble”, literally “finger guard”), Tajik ангуштпона (anguštpona), and Uzbek angishvona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʃtuˈbaːn/

Noun

كُشْتَبان • (kuštubān) m (plural كُشْتَبانات ‎(kuštubānāt))

1. thimble