ستار
Root: ستر
Hans Wehr Definition
ستار sitār pl. ستر sutur veil, screen; covering; curtain, drape; pretext, excuse │الستار الحديدي the Iron Curtain (pol.); الستار الفضي (fiḍḍī) motion-picture screen; ستار من النار (النيران) barrage (mil.); رفع الستار عن الشيء to disclose, unveils, s.th. (also a monument); من وراء الستار behind the scenes, backstage (fig.)
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