Persian edit

Dari ریگستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik регистон

Etymology edit

ریگ (rêg) +‎ ـستان (-estân)

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? rēgistān
Dari reading? rēgistān
Iranian reading? rigestân
Tajik reading? registon

Noun edit

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

  1. sandy place, desert

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Proper noun edit

ریگستان (rêgestân)

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

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Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian ریگستان (rēgistān).

Noun edit

ریگِسْتان (registānm (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.

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