قبرستان
Persian
Etymology
From قَبْر (qabr, “grave”) + ـسْتان (-stân, “place”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /qab.ɾis.ˈtaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [qäb.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [qæb.ɹes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [qäb.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | qabristān |
| Dari reading? | qabristān |
| Iranian reading? | ġabrestân |
| Tajik reading? | qabriston |
Noun
قبرستان • (qabristān / ġabrestân) (plural قبرستانها (qabristān-hā / ġabrestân-hâ), Tajik spelling қабристон)
Synonyms
- گورِسْتان (gurestân)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: qəbiristan
- → Ottoman Turkish: قبرستان (kabristan)
- Turkish: kabristan
- → Gujarati: કબરસ્તાન (kabrastān)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: क़ब्रिस्तान (qabristān)
- Urdu: قَبْرِسْتَان (qabristān)
- → Punjabi:
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian قَبْرِسْتَان (qabristān). By surface analysis, قبر + ـستان.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /qəb.ɾɪs.t̪ɑːn/
Noun
قَبْرِسْتان • (qabristān) m (Hindi spelling क़ब्रिस्तान)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | قبرستان (qabristān) | قبرستان (qabristān) |
| oblique | قبرستان (qabristān) | قبرستانوں (qabristānõ) |
| vocative | قبرستان (qabristān) | قبرستانو (qabristāno) |
Synonyms
- گورِسْتان (goristān)
Related terms
- قَبْر (qabr)