شهرستان

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Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian (MDYNA /⁠šahrestān⁠/), (štr'stʾn' /⁠šahrestān⁠/), 𐫢𐫍𐫡𐫘𐫤𐫀𐫗 (šhrstʾn /⁠šahrestān⁠/, provincial capital, city). By surface analysis, شهر (šahr, city) +‎ ـستان (stân).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? šahristān
Dari reading? šahristān
Iranian reading? šahrestân
Tajik reading? šahriston
  • Audio (Iran):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

Dari شهرستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik шаҳристон

شهرستان (šahrestân) (plural شهرستان‌ها (šahrestân-hâ))

  1. county (administrative unit)
  2. countryside
  3. (archaic) large, fortified city

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