-ܣܛܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Alternative forms aii -ܸܣܬܵܢ Etymology aii fa ـستان -istān place where something abounds. Suffix aii suffix -ܸܣܛܵܢ Used in the names of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia which were historically influenced by Persian and Turkic cultures Usage notes Corresponding demonym formed by suffixing aii -ܵܝܵܐ, yielding aii -ܣܛܵܝܵܢܵܐ. When the root is an ethnicity, the aii -ܣܛܵܢܵܝܵܐ form refers to the nationality, not ethnicity. Compare aii ܩܲܙܵܩܵܝܵܐ member of Kazakh ethnic group and aii ܩܲܙܵܩܸܣܛܵܢܵܝܵܐ inhabitant of nation of Kazakhstan. Derived terms aii ܐܲܦ̮ܓ݂ܵܢܸܣܛܵܢ<t:Afghanistan> ܩܲܙܵܩܸܣܛܵܢ<t:Kazakhstan> ܩܘܼܪܕܸܣܛܵܢ<t:Kurdistan> ܩܸܪܓܝܼܣܛܵܢ<t:Kyrgyztan> ܦܵܟܸܣܛܵܢ<t:Pakistan> ܬܵܓ̰ܝܼܟܸܣܛܵܢ<t:Tajikistan> ܬܘܼܪܟܡܵܢܸܣܛܵܢ<t:Turkmenistan> ܐܘܼܙܒܲܟܸܣܛܵܢ<t:Uzbekistan>