ریگستان

Persian

Etymology

From (rêg, “sand”) +‎ (-estân).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɾeː.ɡis.ˈtaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [reː.ɡɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [reː.ɡɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ri.ɡis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹiː.ɡʲes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾe.ɡis.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	rēgistān
Dari reading^?	rēgistān
Iranian reading^?	rigestân
Tajik reading^?	registon

Noun


Iranian Persian	ریگستان
Dari	ریگستان
Tajik	регистон

ریگستان • (rêgestân) (plural ریگستان‌ها)

sandy place, desert
Synonyms: ریگزار (rêgzâr), ریگ‌بوم (rêg-bum)

Descendants

→ Gujarati: રેગિસ્તાન (registān)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: रेगिस्तान (registān)

Urdu: ریگستان (registān)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਰੇਗਿਸਤਾਨ (registān)

Shahmukhi script: ریگستان (registān)
→ Uzbek: registon

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	ریگستان
Dari	ریگستان
Tajik	Регистон

ریگستان • (rêgestân)

Registan, medieval plaza of Samarqand
Registan Desert, Afghanistan

Descendants

→ English: Registan
→ Uzbek: Registon

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ریگستان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (rēgistān). By surface analysis, ریگ (reg) +‎ ـِستان (-istān).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾeː.ɡɪs.t̪ɑːn/

Noun

ریگِسْتان • (registān) m (Hindi spelling रेगिस्तान)

desert
Synonyms: صَحْرَا (sahrā), مَرُسْتَھل (marusthal)

ریگستان میں بہت كم چیزیں اُگ سکتی ہیں۔
registān mẽ bahot kam cīzẽ ug saktī h͠ai.
Very few things can grow in the desert.

صحرائے اعظم دنیا کا سب سے بڑا ریگستان ہے۔
sahrā-e a'zam dunyā kā sab se baṛā registān hai.
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.