ریگستان

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Persian

Etymology

From ریگ (rêg, “sand”) +‎ ـستان (-estân).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? rēgistān
Dari reading? rēgistān
Iranian reading? rigestân
Tajik reading? registon

Noun

Dari ریگستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik регистон

ریگستان • (rêgestân) (plural ریگستان‌ها (rêgestân-hâ))

  1. sandy place, desert
    Synonyms: ریگزار (rêgzâr), ریگ‌بوم (rêg-bum)

Descendants

Proper noun

Dari ریگستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Регистон

ریگستان • (rêgestân)

  1. Registan, medieval plaza of Samarqand
  2. Registan Desert, Afghanistan

Descendants

References

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ریگِسْتَان (rēgistān). By surface analysis, ریگ (reg) +‎ ـِستان (-istān).

Pronunciation

Noun

ریگِسْتان • (registān) m (Hindi spelling रेगिस्तान)

  1. desert
    Synonyms: صَحْرَا (sahrā), مَرُسْتَھل (marusthal)
    ریگستان میں بہت كم چیزیں اُگ سکتی ہیں۔
    registān mẽ bahot kam cīzẽ ug saktī h͠ai.
    Very few things can grow in the desert.
    صحرائے اعظم دنیا کا سب سے بڑا ریگستان ہے۔
    sahrā-e a'zam dunyā kā sab se baṛā registān hai.
    The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.
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