فارسستان

Persian

Alternative forms

  • پارسستان (pārsistān / pârsestân)

Etymology

From فارس (fārs / fârs, “ethnic Persian”) +‎ ـستان (-istān / -estân, “place of”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fɑːɾ.sɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [fɑːɾ.sɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [fɔːɾ.sis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? fārsistān
Dari reading? fārsistān
Iranian reading? fârsestân
Tajik reading? forsiston

Proper noun

Dari فارسستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Форсистон

فارسستان • (fārsistān / fârsestân)

  1. synonym of فارس (fārs / fârs, “Fars, Persia proper, a province of Iran that is the historical homeland of the Persians”)

Descendants

  • → English: Farsistan
  • → French: Farsistan
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