باستان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭭 (bʾstʾn /⁠bāstān⁠/).

Pronunciation

Dari	باستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бостон

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bɑːs.ˈtɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑːs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑːs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑːs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔːs.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒːs.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔs.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	bāstān
Dari reading?	bāstān
Iranian reading?	bâstân
Tajik reading?	boston

Adjective

باستان • (bâstân)

1. ancient

   ایران باستان ― irân-e bâstân ― ancient Iran

   تاریخ باستان ― târix-e bâstân ― ancient history

Noun

باستان • (bâstân)

1. ancient times

Derived terms

• باستانی (bâstâni, “ancient”)
• باستان‌شناس (bâstân-šenâs, “archaeologist”)
• باستان‌شناسی (bâstân-šenâsi, “archaeology”)