رستم
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رستم در حال کشتن اژدها (rostam dar hâl-e koštan-e aždahâ, “Rostam slaying the dragon”)
Pashto
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian رستم (rostam).
Proper noun
رستم • (rustam) m
- (Iranian mythology) Rostam, the greatest hero of Iranian mythology
- a male given name, Rustam, from Persian
Further reading
- Aslanov, M. G. (1985) “رستم”, in Puštu-russkij slovarʹ [Pashto–Russian Dictionary], 2nd edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk
Persian
| Dari | رستم |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Рустам |
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Etymology
From Middle Persian lwtsthm (/rōdstahm/), from Middle Persian lwd (/rōd/, “river”, whence modern رود (rud)) and stʾhmb (/stahm/, “force, power”, whence ستم (setam, “injustice, tyranny”)), i.e. “strong as a river”. Akin to Old Armenian Առոստոմ (Aṙostom), Ռոստոմ (Ṙostom), Ռաստոմ (Ṙastom), from Middle Iranian.
Firdawsī’s great epic, the Shāhnāma, gives the name a folk etymology from رستم (rastam, “I escaped”), because the hero was born by Caesarean section.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | rustam |
| Dari reading? | rustam |
| Iranian reading? | rostam |
| Tajik reading? | rustam |
Proper noun
رستم • (rostam)
- (Iranian mythology) Rostam, the greatest hero of Iranian mythology
- a male given name, Rostam or Rustam, from Middle Persian
Derived terms
- رستمپور (rostam-pur)
Descendants
Noun
رستم • (rostam)
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾʊs.t̪əm/