فارسستان

Persian

Alternative forms

• پارسستان (pārsistān / pârsestân)

Etymology

From فارس (fārs / fârs, “ethnic Persian”) +‎ ـستان (-istān / -estân, “place of”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fɑːɾ.sis.ˈtɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɑːɾ.sɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fɑːɾ.sɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fɑːɾ.sɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fɔːɾ.sis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fɒːɹ.ses.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fɔɾ.sis.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	fārsistān
Dari reading?	fārsistān
Iranian reading?	fârsestân
Tajik reading?	forsiston

Proper noun

Dari	فارسستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Форсистон

فارسستان • (fārsistān / fârsestân)

1. Synonym of فارس (fārs / fârs, “Fars, Persia proper, a province of Iran that is the historical homeland of the Persians”)

Descendants

• → English: Farsistan
• → French: Farsistan