سنگ بستہ

Urdu

Etymology

From سَن٘گ (saṅg, stone) +‎ بَسْتَہ (basta, tied, bound), literally stone-bound.

Pronunciation

Adjective

سَن٘گ بَسْتَہ • (saṅg basta) (Hindi spelling संग बस्ता)

  1. rocky
  2. a compound with a stone wall
  3. (figurative) stable, firm; strong
  4. (figurative) cruel

References

  • بستہ}} سنگ بستہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “سنگ بستہ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “سنگ بستہ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • بستہ}} سنگ بستہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.