خلجستان
Persian
Etymology
From خلج (xalaj) + ـستان (-estân).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xa.la.d͡ʒis.ˈtaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xä.lä.d͡ʒɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xæ.læ.d͡ʒes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χä.lä.d͡ʒis.t̪ʰɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xalajistān |
| Dari reading? | xalajistān |
| Iranian reading? | xalajestân |
| Tajik reading? | xalajiston |
Proper noun
| Dari | خلجستان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Халаҷистон |
خلجستان • (xalajestân)
- Khalajestan (a district of Iran)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خلجستان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim