فرنگستان
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
- فرنگستون (farangestun) (colloquial)
Etymology edit
فرنگ (farang, “Frank; European”) + ـستان (-estân)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [fa.ɾan.ɡis.tɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæ.ɹæɲ.ɡʲes.t̪ʰɒːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡis.t̪ʰɔn]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | farangistān |
Dari reading? | farangistān |
Iranian reading? | farangestân |
Tajik reading? | farangiston |
Proper noun edit
Dari | فرنگستان |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | Фарангистон |
فرنگستان • (farangestân)
- (dated) Europe; Western Europe
- Synonym: فرنگ (farang)
- 1647, Chandrabhān Barahman, چهار چمن [Čahār Čaman]:
- عراقی و خراسانی ز حد بیش نهاده پیش خود سرمایه خویش، فرنگی از فرنگستان رسیده نوادر از بنادر بیش چیده […]
- irâqî u xurâsânî zi hadd-i bêš nihâda pêš-i xwad sarmâya-yi xwêš, farangî az farangistân rasîda navâdir az banâdir bêš čîda […]
- The numerous Iraqis and Khurasanis having put forth their capital stock before themselves, and Europeans from Europe having arrived to collect many rarities from the ports […]
Derived terms edit
- فرنگستانی (farangestâni)
Descendants edit
- → Azerbaijani: Firəngistan
- → Chagatai: فرنگستان
- Uzbek: Farangiston
- → Ottoman Turkish: فرنگستان (Firengistan)
- Turkish: Firengistan
- → Urdu: فرنگستان (farangistān)
See also edit
- Frangistan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia