Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ـِستَان (-stān). Doublet of स्थान (sthān) and थाना (thānā).

Suffix

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-स्तान (-stān) (Urdu spelling ستان)

  1. -stan

Usage notes

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-इस्तान (-istān) is used if the word ends in a consonant.

Derived terms

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