سکاستان
Persian
Alternative forms
- ساکاستان (sâkâstân)
Etymology
From Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Sakastāna). By surface analysis, سَکا (sakâ, “Scyth”) + ـستان (-stân).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /sa.kaːs.ˈtaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [sä.kʰɑːs.t̪ʰɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [sæ.kʰɒːs.t̪ʰɒːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sä.kʰɔs.t̪ʰɔn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sakāstān |
| Dari reading? | sakāstān |
| Iranian reading? | sakâstân |
| Tajik reading? | sakoston |
Proper noun
| Dari | سَکاستان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Сакостон |
سکاستان • (sakâstân) (Tajik spelling [Term?])
- (historical) Scythia (a geographic region encompassing the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE)
- (historical) Sistan (a geographic region of the eastern Iranian Plateau in eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan, extending into southwestern Pakistan; inhabited by the Scythian Saka tribe between the 2nd century BCE and 1st century C.E.)