سترون

Persian

Alternative forms

استرون (astarwan / astarvan)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (stlwn' /⁠starwan⁠/, “barren, childless”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *str̥-wénts (“barren, sterile”). A common folk etymology derives it from (satar), variant of (astar, “mule”), because mules can’t reproduced.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sa.tar.ˈwan/, /su.tur.ˈwan/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.t̪ʰäɾ.wän], [sʊ.t̪ʰʊɾ.wän]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.t̪ʰäɾ.wän], [sʊ.t̪ʰʊɾ.wän]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.t̪ʰäɾ.wän], [su.t̪ʰuɾ.wän]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.t̪ʰæɹ.væn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.t̪ʰäɾ.vän], [su.t̪ʰuɾ.vän]

Readings
Classical reading^?	satarwan, suturwan
Dari reading^?	satarwan, suturwan
Iranian reading^?	satarvan
Tajik reading^?	satarvan, suturvan

Adjective

سترون • (satarwan / satarvan) (Tajik spelling сатарван)

Unable to reproduce or procreate; barren
germless, sterile; free from all living or viable microorganisms.

References

^ Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “سترون”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.

[1] Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “سترون”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.

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