استوار
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Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾwstwʾr /awestwār/).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ʔus.tuː.ˈwɑːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔos.t̪ʰuː.vɒ́ːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔus.t̪ʰu.vɔ́ɾ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | ustūwār |
Dari reading? | ustūwār |
Iranian reading? | ostuvâr |
Tajik reading? | ustuvor |
Adjective[edit]
استوار • (ostuvâr)
- firm, stable, solid
- reliable, consistent, steady
- sound, healthy
- steadfast, tenacious
- secure, immovable
Descendants[edit]
- → Urdu: استوار (ustuvār)
Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian استوار (ustuwār, “strong, firm”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʊs.t̪ʊ.ʋɑːɾ/, /ʊs.t̪ə.wɑːɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
Adjective[edit]
استوار • (ustuvār or ustuwār) (comparative اُستُوار, Hindi spelling उस्तुवार)
Categories:
- Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian
- Persian terms derived from Middle Persian
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian adjectives
- Urdu terms borrowed from Classical Persian
- Urdu terms derived from Classical Persian
- Urdu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Urdu/ɑːɾ
- Rhymes:Urdu/ɑːɾ/3 syllables
- Urdu lemmas
- Urdu adjectives