استوار

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Persian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] ('wstwb'l M 'wystw'r /⁠awestwār⁠/).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? ustuwār
Dari reading? ustuwār
Iranian reading? ostovâr
Tajik reading? ustuvor

Adjective

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استوار (ostovâr)

  1. firm, stable, solid
  2. reliable, consistent, steady
  3. sound, healthy
  4. steadfast, tenacious
  5. secure, immovable

Descendants

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  • Urdu: استوار (ustuvār)

References

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

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian استوار (ustuwār, strong, firm).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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استوار (ustuvār or ustuwār) (comparative اُستُوار, Hindi spelling उस्तुवार)

  1. strong, powerful, mighty
  2. durable, firm, solid, bold
  3. inviolate, indissoluble
  4. even, leveled
  5. straight, consistent