ریگستان

Persian

Dari ریگستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik регистон (registon)

Etymology

ریگ (rêg) + ـستان (estân)

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /ɾeːɡɪstɒːn/

Noun

ریگستان (rêgestân) (plural ریگستان‌ها (rêgestân-hâ))

  1. sandy place, desert

Synonyms

  • ریگزار (rêgzâr)
  • ریگ‌بوم (rêg-bum)

Descendants

Proper noun

ریگستان (rêgestân)

  1. Registan, medieval plaza of Samarqand
  2. Registan Desert, Afghanistan

References

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian ریگستان (rêgestân).

Noun

ریگِستان (registān) m (Hindi spelling रेगिस्तान)

  1. desert
    ریگستان میں بہت كم چیزیں اُگ سکتی ہیں۔
    registān mẽ bahot kam cīzẽ ug saktī h͠ai.
    Very few things can grow in the desert.
    صحارا دنیا کا سب سے بڑا ریگستان ہے ۔
    sahārā duniyā kā sab se baṛā registān hai.
    The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.

Synonyms

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