-istan

-stan English en :bor fa:ـستان Suffix en -stan. Derived terms en Azerbaijani -истан Etymology az fa-cls ـِسْتَان. Pronunciation az [isˈdɑn] Suffix ıstan istan ustan üstan y az suffix -stan Derived terms az Northern Kurdish Alternative forms kmr -stan Etymology kmr ine-pro *steh₂- Compare fa ـِستَان -estân, from kmr ira-pro *stáHnam, from kmr iir-pro *stáHnam act of standing; place, from kmr ine-pro *stéh₂nom, derived from the root ine-pro *steh₂- to stand. Pronunciation Suffix kmr suffix f noun-forming suffixes Arabic spelling ـستان Used to form feminine nouns of regions and countries kmr kurd Kurd Kurdistan the Middle Eastern region of Kurdistan Used to form feminine collective nouns, meaning “a place in which to find a great quantity of the object expressed by the root noun” kmr dar tree daristan forest Derived terms kmr Turkish Etymology tr :inh ota:ـستان<tr:-istan> 2 1 Suffix -stan tr dialectal a diminutive suffix tr -cık Derived terms tr Turkmen -istan -истан ـستان Etymology tk fa-cls ـِسْتَان. Suffix ystan istan ustan üstan tk suffix -stan Derived terms tk tk -ystan