خلجستان

Persian

Etymology

From خلج (xalaj) +‎ ـستان (-estân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xa.la.d͡ʒis.ˈtɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.lä.d͡ʒɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.lä.d͡ʒɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xä.lä.d͡ʒɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xä.lä.d͡ʒis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæ.læ.d͡ʒes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χä.lä.d͡ʒis.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	xalajistān
Dari reading?	xalajistān
Iranian reading?	xalajestân
Tajik reading?	xalajiston

Proper noun

Dari	خلجستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Халаҷистон

خلجستان • (xalajestân)

1. Khalajestan (a district of Iran)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خلجستان”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim