أسطوانة

Arabic

Etymology

From Persian ستون (sotun, column, pillar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔus.tˁu.waː.na/

Noun

أُسْطُوَانَة (ʾusṭuwāna) f (plural أُسْطُوَانَات (ʾusṭuwānāt) or أَسَاطِين (ʾasāṭīn))

  1. (archaic) column
  2. cylinder
  3. (plural أُسْطُوَانَات (ʾusṭuwānāt)) vinyl record, phonograph record
  4. (plural أَسَاطِين (ʾasāṭīn)) prominent personality, star, celebrity, master

Declension

  • أُسْطُوانِيّ (ʾusṭūniyy)

Descendants

  • Persian: استوانه (ostovâne, cylinder)
  • Spanish: zaguán

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), أسطوانة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

أُسْطُوَانَة

Etymology

From Arabic أُسْطُوَانَة (ʾusṭuwāna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔustˁuˈwaːna/

Noun

أُسْطُوَانَة • (ʼusṭuwāna) f

(plural أُسْطُوَانَات ‎(ʼusṭuwānāt))
  1. cylinder
  2. vinyl record
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