ܐܣܛܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From a variant of Aramaic אִיסְטְוָונָא (ʾesṭwānā, column, pillar), from Middle Persian [script needed] (stwn' /⁠stūn⁠/, column, pillar); also borrowed into Arabic أُسْطُوَانَة (ʔusṭuwāna).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪs.stˤoːnɑ]

Noun

ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܵܐ • (isṭōnā) m sg (plural ܐܸܣܛܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (isṭōnē))

  1. column, pillar
  2. (geometry) cylinder
  3. (by extension, mechanics) cylinder: a cylindrical space in which a piston moves.

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