Persian · noun · Everyday Life

Nashtar

नश्तर

said NASH-tar

also written: nashtar, neshtar

Meaning

A lancet or surgical knife; figuratively a piercing instrument of the heart.

Related words

Venesection, bloodletting; the lancing of a vein to draw blood and rebalance the humours.

A surgeon; one who treats wounds and performs incisions.

A wound or injury.