عربستان

Persian

Etymology

From عَرَب‎ ('arab, “Arab”) +‎ ـِستان‎ (-estân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /aɾabistɑːn/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /aɾabɪstɑːn/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /æɾæbestɒːn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /aɾabistɔn/

Noun

Dari	عربستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Арабистон (Arabiston)

عربستان • ('arabestân)

1. the Arabian Peninsula; Arabia

   Synonym: شبه جزیره عربستان‎ (šebh-e jazire-ye 'arabestân)

2. Saudi Arabia

   Synonym: عربستان سعودی‎ ('arabestân-e sa'udi)

3. (historical) Arabistan (a historical region of southwestern Iran)

Usage notes

• In modern contexts, the word usually refers to Saudi Arabia.

See also

• عربستان سعودی on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa
• شبه جزیره عربستان on the Persian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fa