Պարսկաստան

Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian Պարսկաստան (Parskastan).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Պարսկաստան (Parskastan)

  1. Persia
  2. (colloquial) Iran (the modern country)

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Synonyms

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References

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  • Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book]‎[1] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 53

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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պարսիկ (parsik) +‎ -աստան (-astan)

Proper noun

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Պարսկաստան (Parskastan)

  1. Persia

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: Պարսկաստան (Parskastan)

References

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  • Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Պարսկաստան”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎[2] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 335a