كشتبان

العربية

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كشتبان

  • /kuʃ.tu.baːn/

Where it comes from

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾngwst' /⁠angust⁠/, “finger”) + [script needed] (-pʾn' /⁠bān⁠/, “guard, keeper”); compare Persian انگشتانه (angoštâne, “thimble”, literally “finger guard”), Tajik ангуштпона (anguštpona), and Uzbek angishvona.

noun كُشْتُبَان · kuštubān · كَشَاتِبِين · كُشْتُبَانَات · الْكُشْتُبَان

  1. thimble
  2. pommel of a hilt ١ سيف بلدي مفضه ببرشم فضه وتوم ومحاره وخروس فضه وكستبانه فضه مجلد مدس ١ حربة شلكاية كبيرة مسلكة بفضه ١ تركاس داخله سبعه حراب طبايق مسلكين بفضه ٢ كواكب مسلكين بفضه

In English

  • thimble cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, used in sewing to push the needle th

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"كشتبان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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كشتبان. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كشتبان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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