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Northern Kurdish
Etymology
A combination of a- (“ad-, to; against, front”) + *steh₂- (“stand”) + -eng (“suffix forming tools and functions; suffix forming spaces”).
Pronunciation
Noun
asteng or asṯeng f (Arabic spelling ئاستەنگ or ئاسطەنگ)
- obstacle, hindrance
Declension
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “asteng”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 15