نسترن

Persian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /nastaɾan/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /nastaɾan/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /næstæɾæn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /nastaɾan/

Noun

نسترن • (nastaran)

dog rose
Synonym: نسرین‎ (nasrin)

Proper noun

نسترن • (nastaran)

a female given name Nastaran

Further reading

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

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