-stan
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English
Alternative forms
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), English stay, stand, state.
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 there are many Middle Easterners or Muslims there.
- London + -i- + -stan → Londonistan
- Dearborn + -i- + -stan → Dearbornistan
- Sweden + -i- + -stan → Swedistan
Usage notes
Corresponding demonym 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”).
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Translations
used in actual place names
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Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
Suffix
-stan f (Arabic spelling ـستان)
- Alternative form of -istan