روستا

Persian

Alternative forms

رستا (rostâ) (poetic)
رستاق (rostâq), روستاق (rustâq) (arabicised)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (lwstʾk' /⁠rōstāg⁠/), whence Classical Syriac ܪܘܣܬܩܐ (rustāqā), Arabic رُسْتَاق (rustāq). Akin to Old Armenian ռոտաստակ (ṙotastak) borrowed from the Parthian cognate. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾoːs.ˈtaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [roːs.t̪ʰɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [roːs.t̪ʰɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rʊːs.t̪ʰɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹuːs.t̪ʰɒː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɵs.t̪ʰɔ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	rōstā
Dari reading^?	rōstā
Iranian reading^?	rustâ
Tajik reading^?	rüsto

Noun

روسْتا • (rustâ) (plural روستاها)

village
Synonym: دِه (deh)

Proper noun

روسْتا • (rustâ)

a surname, Rousta, Rusta, Roosta