ستنبه

Persian

Etymology

Akin to Old Armenian ստամբակ (stambak), an Iranian borrowing.

Adjective

ستنبه • (setanba)

strong, robust, powerful, bold
contumacious, litigious, unwilling to listen

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “ستنبه”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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