کردستان

See also: كردستان

Persian

Etymology

کرد + ـستان

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰʊɾ.d̪ɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰʊɾ.d̪ɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰuɾ.d̪is.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? kurdistān
Dari reading? kurdistān
Iranian reading? kordestân
Tajik reading? kurdiston

Proper noun

Dari کردستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Курдистон

کردستان • (kordestân)

  1. Kurdistan (a region of the Middle East).
  2. (by extension) A province of Iran

Urdu

Etymology

From کرد (Kurd) + ـستان (-istān, land of...), or possibly borrowed from Classical Persian کردستان (kurdistān).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kʊɾ.d̪ɪs.t̪ɑːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn
  • Hyphenation: کُرْ‧دِسْ‧تان

Proper noun

کُرْدِسْتان • (kurdistān) m (Hindi spelling कुर्दिस्तान)

  1. Kurdistan (a region of the Middle East).
  2. (by extension) An autonomous region of Iraq
  3. (by extension) A province of Iran

See also

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