ستور

See also: سپوز‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian stwl (stōr, “horse, mount; large cattle”), from Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬭𐬀‎ (staora, “large cattle”).

Noun

ستور • (sotur) (plural ستوران‎ (soturân))

pack animal, beast of burden
(archaic) horse

Synonyms

اسب‎ (asb)
چارپا‎ (čârpâ)

Derived terms

ستوربان‎ (sotur-bân)
ستورگاه‎ (sotur-gâh)
ستورخانه‎ (sotur-xâne)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “ستور”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “stōr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 77
Avesta Reader; staora- page 269

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