"Rostam" meaning in English

See Rostam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Rustam [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} Rostam
  1. (Iranian mythology) A legendary Iranian hero. Tags: Iranian
    Sense id: en-Rostam-en-name-9DXdvjim Categories (other): Iranian mythology Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. A male given name from Persian. Translations (Translations): Рөстәм (Röstəm) (Bashkir), রুস্তম (rustom) (Bengali), રૂસ્તમ (rūstam) [masculine] (Gujarati), رستم [masculine] (Pashto), رستم [masculine] (Persian), Рустам (Rustam) (Tajik), Рөстәм (Röstäm) (Tatar)
    Sense id: en-Rostam-en-name-MeO048JL Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Pashto translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Tatar translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Pashto translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Tatar translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 24 76

Alternative forms

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