لهستان
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From له (Leh, “Pole; Poland”) + ـستان (-istan, “-land”), from Old Ruthenian лѧхъ (ljax, “Pole”), from Old East Slavic лѧхъ (lęxŭ, “Pole”), from Proto-Slavic *lęxъ (“heath-dweller”).
Proper noun
لهستان • (Lehistan)
- Poland (a country in Central Europe)
Synonyms
- له (Leh)
Descendants
- Turkish: Lehistan
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “لهستان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1084
Persian
Etymology
From له (lah, “Lech”) + ـستان (-estân, “place of”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /la.his.ˈtaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [lä.ɦɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [læ.ɦes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn], [le.ɦes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [lä.ɦis.t̪ʰɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | lahistān |
| Dari reading? | lahistān |
| Iranian reading? | lahestân, lehestân |
| Tajik reading? | lahiston |
Proper noun
| Dari | لهستان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Лаҳистон |
لَهِسْتان or لهستان • (lahestân or lehestân)
- Poland (a country in Central Europe)
- (archaic) land of the Lechites