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Meaning of دستان | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
das.ˈtaːn

Definitions

  1. Alternative name of the hero زال (zâl).
    Iranian, alt-of, alternative, name
  2. slyness, cunning
  3. song, melody, tune

Equivalents

English fret

Examples

“خود گرفتی این عصا در دست راست دست را دستان موسی از کجاست”

(Suppose that) thou hast grasped this rod firmly in thy hand: whence will accrue to thy hand the cunning of Moses?

“هر مرغ به دستانی در گلشن شاه آمد بلبل به نواسازی حافظ به غزلگویی”

Every bird has come to the king's rose garden with a melody; The nightingale by singing tunes, Ḥāfiẓ by uttering love poems.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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