عربستان

Persian

Etymology

From ‎ ('arab, “Arab”) +‎ ‎ (-estân).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /aɾabɪstɑːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /æɾæbestɒːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /aɾabistɔn/

Noun

Iranian Persian	عربستان
Dari	عربستان
Tajik	Арабистон (Arabiston)

عربستان • ('arabestân)

the Arabian Peninsula; Arabia
Synonym: شبه جزیره عربستان‎ (šebh-e jazire-ye 'arabestân)
Saudi Arabia
Synonym: عربستان سعودی‎ ('arabestân-e sa'udi)
(historical) Arabistan (a historical region of southwestern Iran)

Usage notes

In modern contexts, the word usually refers to Saudi Arabia.

See also

عربستان سعودی‎ on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa
شبه جزیره عربستان‎ on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa

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