فرنگستان

Persian

Alternative forms

فرنگستون‎ (farangestun) (colloquial)

Etymology

‎ (farang, “Frank; European”) +‎ ‎ (estân).

Pronunciation

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

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

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /faɾanɡistɔn/

Proper noun

فرنگستان • (farangestân)

(dated) Europe; Western Europe
Synonym: فرنگ‎ (farang)
- 1647, Chandrabhān Barahman, چهار چمن [Čahār Čaman]:
  ‏عراقی و خراسانی ز حد بیش نهاده پیش خود سرمایه خویش، فرنگی از فرنگستان رسیده نوادر از بنادر بیش چیده […]‎
  irâqî u xurâsânî zi hadd-i bêš nihâda pêš-i xwad sarmâya-yi xwêš, farangî az farangistân rasîda navâdir az banâdir bêš čîda […]
  The numerous Iraqis and Khurasanis having put forth their capital stock before themselves, and Europeans from Europe having arrived to collect many rarities from the ports […]

Derived terms

فرنگستانی‎ (farangestâni)

See also

Frangistan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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