ارمنستان

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Persian اَرمَنِستان (armanistān).

Proper noun

ارمنستان • (Ermenistan)

  1. Armenia (an ancient Armenian kingdom in eastern Anatolia, in modern eastern Turkey and Armenia)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Ermenistan

Persian

Etymology

From ارمن (arman / arman) +‎ ـستان (-istān / -estân).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.mä.nɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.mä.nɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.mä.nis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? armanistān
Dari reading? armanistān
Iranian reading? armanestân
Tajik reading? armaniston
  • Audio (Tajik):(file)

Proper noun

ارمنستان • (armanistān / armanestân) (Tajik spelling Арманистон)

  1. Armenia (a country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)
    Synonyms: جمهوری ارمنستان (jumhūrī-yi armanistān / jomhuri-ye armanestân), (archaic) ارمنیه (armaniya / armaniye)
    رفیق من آقای پتروسیان در ارمنستان زندگی می‌کند. (more literary, Iranian romanization)
    rafiġ-e man âġâ-ye petrosiyân dar armanestân zendegi mi-konad.
    رفیقم آقای پتروسیان تو ارمنستان زندگی می‌کنه. (more colloquial, Iranian romanization)
    rafiġam âġâ-ye petrosiyân tu armanestân zendegi mi-kone.
    My pal Mister Petrosyan lives in Armenia.

Derived terms

  • ارمنستانی (armanistānī / armanestâni)
  • ارمنی (armanī / armani)
  • نسل‌کشی ارامنه (nasl-kušī-yi arāmana / nasl-koši-ye arâmane, Armenian genocide)
  • هولوکاست ارامنه (hōlōkāst-i arāmana / holokâst-e arâmane, Armenian holocaust)
  • کشتار ارامنه (kuštār-i arāmana / koštâr-e arâmane, Armenian slaughter)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَرْمَنِسْتان (armanistān).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əɾ.mə.nɪs.t̪ɑːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn
  • Hyphenation: اَرْ‧مَ‧نِسْ‧تان

Proper noun

اَرْمَنِسْتان • (armanistānm (Hindi spelling अर्मनिस्तान)

  1. Armenia (a country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)
    Synonyms: آرْمینِیا (ārmeniyā), آرْمِینِیا (ārmīniyā)