-istán
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n /stāna-/), from Proto-Iranian *stāna-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sthāna, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /isˈtan/ [isˈt̪ãn]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: -is‧tán
Suffix
-istán m (noun-forming suffix, plural -istanes)