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Arbayistan
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English
Alternative forms
Arbayestan
Etymology
From en pal, from the en arc - variant of the name of the Arabs, which, along with various other ethnic groups, constituted the population of the province. Compare syc ܒܝܬ ܥܪܒܝܐ Bêṯ ʿArəḇāyē and xcl Արուաստան.
Proper noun
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en historical An eastern Sasanian border province in Late Antiquity, corresponding to the Upper Mesopotamia excluding Osrhoene, bordering Adiabene in the east, Armenia in the north and Asuristan in the south