گرجستان

Persian

Etymology

From گرج (gorj) +‎ ـستان (estân).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊɾ.d͡ʒɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡʊɾ.d͡ʒɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡuɾ.d͡ʒis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	gurjistān
Dari reading?	gurjistān
Iranian reading?	gorjestân
Tajik reading?	gurjiston

Proper noun

Dari	گرجستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Гурҷистон

گُرجِستان • (gorjestân)

1. Georgia (a country in Europe and Asia; capital: Tbilisi)

Related terms

• گرجی (gorji)
• گرجستانی (gorjestâni)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: گورجیستان, Ҝүрҹүстан, Gürcüstan
• → Central Kurdish: گورجستان (gurcistan)
• → Crimean Tatar: Гурджистан, Gürcistan
• → Hindi: गुर्जिस्तान (gurjistān)
• → Kazakh: Гүржістан (Gürjıstan)
• → Lak: Гуржисттан (Guržist:an)
• → Lezgi: Гуржистан (Guržistan)
• → Northern Kurdish: Gurcistan
• → Ossetian: Гуырдзыстон (G°yrʒyston)
• → Ottoman Turkish: گورجستان, گرجستان
  • Turkish: Gürcistan
• → Pashto: ګرجستان (gurjistān)
• → Tatar: Гөрҗистан (Görcistan)
• → Turkmen: Gürjüstan
• → Urdu: گرجستان
• → Uzbek: Gurjiston