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كشتبان

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾngwst' /⁠angust⁠/, finger) + [script needed] (-pʾn' /⁠bān⁠/, guard, keeper); compare Persian انگشتانه (angoštâne, thimble, literally finger guard), Tajik ангуштпона (anguštpona), and Uzbek angishvona.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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كُشْتُبَان (kuštubānm (plural كَشَاتِبِين (kašātibīn) or كُشْتُبَانَات (kuštubānāt))

  1. thimble
  2. pommel of a hilt
    • p. 1897, a. 1917, “Gifts worthy of kings: An episode in Dār Fūr-Taqalī relations”, in Lidwien Kapteijns and Jay Spaulding, editors, Sudanic Africa[1], volume 1, published 1990, pages 61–70:
      ١ سيف بلدي مفضه ببرشم فضه وتوم ومحاره وخروس فضه وكستبانه فضه مجلد مدس
      ١ حربة شلكاية كبيرة مسلكة بفضه
      ١ تركاس داخله سبعه حراب طبايق مسلكين بفضه
      ٢ كواكب مسلكين بفضه
      1 native silvered sword with hilt of silver, decorative silvern beads, nacre, silver rings, a silver pommel, and tanned leather.
      1 large long jagged spear wired in silver
      1 quiver wherein there are seven short throwing spears wired with silver
      2 spears of wide and jagged blade wired with silver

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Hijazi Arabic

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كُشْتَبان
كُشْتَبان

Etymology

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From Arabic كُشْتُبَان (kuštubān).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuʃtuˈbaːn/, [kʊʃtʊˈbaːn]

Noun

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كُشْتُبان (kuštubānm (plural كُشْتُبانات (kuštubānāt))

  1. thimble