आस्तीन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian آستین (āstīn). Compare Bengali আস্তিন (astin).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑːs.t̪iːn/, [äːs.t̪ĩːn]

Noun

आस्तीन • (āstīn) f (Urdu spelling آستین)

1. sleeve

   Synonym: बाँह (bā̃h)

   आस्तीन का साँप ― āstīn kā sā̃p ― an enemy in disguise (literally, “a sleeve that is a snake”)

Declension

Declension of आस्तीन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आस्तीन āstīn	आस्तीनें āstīnẽ
oblique	आस्तीन āstīn	आस्तीनों āstīnõ
vocative	आस्तीन āstīn	आस्तीनो āstīno