سکاستان

Persian

Alternative forms

• ساکاستان (sâkâstân), سکائستان (sakâ'estân)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Sakastāna). By surface analysis, سَکا (sakâ, “Scyth”) +‎ ـستان (-stân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sa.kɑːs.tɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.kʰɑːs.t̪ʰɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.kʰɑːs.t̪ʰɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.kʰɑːs.t̪ʰɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.kʰɔːs.t̪ʰɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.kʰɒːs.t̪ʰɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.kʰɔs.t̪ʰɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	sakāstān
Dari reading?	sakāstān
Iranian reading?	sakâstân
Tajik reading?	sakoston

Proper noun

Dari	سَکاستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Сакостон

سکاستان • (sakâstân)

1. Scythia, an ancient region of the eastern Iranian Plateau.
2. Sistan, a region of the eastern Iranian Plateau.

Derived terms

• سجستان (sejestân)
• سیستان (sistân)