-stan
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Alternative forms
- -istan, -estan
Etymology
From Classical Persian ـستان (-istān), from Middle Persian -stʾn' (-estān), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n /stāna/), from Proto-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”). Compare Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀 (stāna), Sanskrit स्थान (sthā́na), Russian стан (stan) (< Proto-Slavic *stanъ), Armenian -ստան (-stan), English stay, stand, state, stead (from Latin status).
Suffix
-stan
- Used in the names of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia which were historically influenced by Persian and Turkic cultures.
- (often humorous) Used to form fictitious or metaphoric country names, often with a connotation of it being an exotic or hostile country.
- (derogatory, ethnic slur) Used after European and American place names to emphasize that many Middle Easterners or Muslims reside there.
- London + -i- + -stan → Londonistan
- Dearborn + -i- + -stan → Dearbornistan
- Sweden + -i- + -stan → Swedistan
Usage notes
- The corresponding demonym is usually formed by suffixing -i, yielding -stani. When the root is an ethnicity, the -stani form refers to the nationality, not ethnicity. Compare Tajik (“member of Tajik ethnic group”) and Tajikistani (“inhabitant of nation of Tajikistan”).
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
used in actual place names
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Anagrams
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Suffix
-stan f (Arabic spelling ـستان)
- Alternative form of -istan
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