Contionary:ستن

Syrian

Etymology

From Classical Incene ـستان (-ɨstan), borrowed from Middle Persian -stʾn' (-estān). Compare Anatolian -ոշտըն (-oštën).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /-(o̞)ste̞n/ (standard)
• IPA: [-(o̞)ste̞n] (northern)
• IPA: [-(ø̞)ste̞n] (southern)

Suffix

ـستن (-osten) f

1. forms nouns of countries and regions

   يۈنى (yône) → يۈنستن (Yônesten) — Greece

   پرس (pares) → پرشستن (Paršosten) — Persia

   يرمى (yerme) → يرمستن (Yermesten) — Armenia

   شنى (šene) → شىستن (Šêsten) — China

   اسۈر (esôr) → سۈرستن (Sôrosten) — Turkey; Sysia

   عرڤ (’erev) → عرڤستن (’Ervesten) — Arabia

Related terms

• انشست (enšost)