from Proto-Iranian *stuHnáH (“column, pillar”) (compare Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬏𐬥𐬀 (stūna)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰuHnáH (“column, pillar”) (compare Sanskrit स्थूणा (sthūṇā)). Doublet of ستون.
ستن • (stən) f
- needle
- awl
- pin
- syringe
- post, pole, column, prop, support
- hand (of a watch or clock)
- needle (of a conifer)
- dragonfly
- (Figurative) basis, support