استان

See also: أستأن‎, استأن‎, and إسبان‎

Persian

Etymology

Akin to Old Armenian ոստան (ostan), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ustɑːn/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ʊstɑːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ostɒːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ustɔn/

Noun

Iranian Persian	استان
Dari	استان
Tajik	устон (uston)

استان • (ostân) (plural استان‌ها‎ (ostân-hâ))

province

Derived terms

استاندار‎ (ostândâr)

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