سیستان
See also: سيستان
Persian
Etymology
From earlier سجستان (sajestân), from سکاستان (sakâstân), from Old Persian *Sakastānah. Akin to Latin Segestan, Sacastene.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /siːs.ˈtaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [siːs.t̪ʰɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [siːs.t̪ʰɒːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [sis.t̪ʰɔn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | sīstān |
| Dari reading? | sīstān |
| Iranian reading? | sistân |
| Tajik reading? | siston |
Proper noun
سیستان • (sīstān / sistân) (Tajik spelling Систон)
- Sistan (a province in eastern Iran; in full, سیستان و بلوچستان (sistân-o balučestân))
- (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.)
- (archaic) older name for the city of Zabol
Synonyms
- Synonyms: سکاستان (sakâstân), ساکاستان (sâkâstân), ساگستان (sâgestân), سجستان (sajestân), زابل (zâbol), زابلستان (zâbolestân), زاول (zâvol), زاولستان (zâvolestân), سالیان (sâlyân), سالستان (sâlestân), درنگیا (derangiyâ), درنگستان (derangestân), زرنگ (zerang), زرنگه (zerange), زرنج (zeranj), زرکه (zeraka), زرنکه (zeranka), نیمروز (nimruz), صیرئینکش (sira'inkaš)
Derived terms
- سیستانی (sistâni)