ستوه

Persian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [su.toːh]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sʊ.t̪ʰoːʱ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sʊ.t̪ʰoːʱ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sʊ.t̪ʰoː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [su.t̪ʰʊː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [so.t̪ʰuːʱ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [su.t̪ʰɵʰ]

Readings
Classical reading?	sutōh
Dari reading?	sutōh
Iranian reading?	sotuh
Tajik reading?	sutüh

Adjective

ستوه • (sutōh / sotuh)

1. (archaic) defeated, beaten

   Synonym: شکست‌خورده (šikast-xwarda / šekast-xorde)

2. (archaic) fatigued, exhausted

   Synonyms: خسته (xasta / xaste), افگار (afgār / afgâr)

3. overwhelmed, helpless

   Synonyms: درمانده (darmānda / darmânde), عاجز (ājiz / âjez), ملول (malūl / malul), بیچاره (bēčāra / bičâre)

Derived terms

• به ستوه آمدن (ba sutōh āmadan / be sotuh âmadan)
• به ستوه آوردن (ba sutōh āwardan / be sotuh âvardan)
• نستوه (nastōh / nastuh)

Related terms

• ستهیدن (sitihīdan / setehidan)

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ستوه”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “ستوه”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 212
• “ستوه”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2024