گورستان

Persian

Alternative forms

  • گورسان (gursân)

Etymology

From گور (gur, “grave”) +‎ ـسْتان (-stân, “place”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡoː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡoː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡu.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? gōristān
Dari reading? gōristān
Iranian reading? gurestân
Tajik reading? güriston
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

Dari گورستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik гӯристон

گورِسْتان • (gurestân)

  1. cemetery
  2. graveyard

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Middle Armenian: գօռըստան (gōṙəstan)
  • → Gujarati: ગોરિસ્તાન (goristān), ગોરસ્તાન (gorastān)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: गोरिस्तान (goristān)
    Urdu: گورِسْتان (goristān)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਗੋਰਸਤਾਨ (gorastān)
    Shahmukhi script: گورستان (gorastān)

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گورِسْتان (gōristān).

Pronunciation

Noun

گورِسْتان • (goristān) m (Hindi spelling गोरिस्तान)

  1. cemetery
  2. graveyard

Synonyms

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