dštʾnstʾn'

Middle Persian

Etymology

From dštʾn' +‎ -stʾn'. Compare the synonymous Old Armenian տուն դաշտանաց (tun daštanacʻ).

Noun

dštʾnstʾn' • (daštānestān)

  1. secluded place for menstruous women

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “daštān”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 25
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