ارمنستان

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Classical Persian اَرمَنِستان (armanistān).

Proper noun

ارمنستان • (Ermenistan)

  1. Armenia (an ancient Armenian kingdom in eastern Anatolia, in modern eastern Turkey and Armenia)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Ermenistan

Persian

Etymology

اَرْمَن (arman) + ـِسْتان (-estân)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.mä.nɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.mä.nɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔäɾ.mä.nis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? armanistān
Dari reading? armanistān
Iranian reading? armanestân
Tajik reading? armaniston

Proper noun

Dari ارمنستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Арманистон

اَرْمَنِسْتان • (armanestân)

  1. Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)
    Synonyms: جُمْهوریِ اَرْمَنِسْتان (jomhuri-ye armanestân), (archaic) اَرْمینیِه (arminiye)
    رفیق من آقای پتروسیان در ارمنستان زندگی می‌کند. (more literary)
    rafiq-e man âqâ-ye petrosiyân dar armanestân zendegi mi-konad.
    رفیقم آقای پتروسیان تو ارمنستان زندگی می‌کنه. (more colloquial)
    rafiqam âqâ-ye petrosiyân tu armanestân zendegi mi-kone.
    My pal Mister Petrosyan lives in Armenia.

Derived terms

  • اَرمَنِستانی (armanestâni)
  • اَرمَنی (armani)
  • نسل‌کشی ارامنه
  • هولوکاست ارامنه
  • کشتار ارامنه

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَرْمَنِسْتان (armanistān).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əɾ.mə.nɪs.t̪ɑːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn
  • Hyphenation: اَرْ‧مَ‧نِسْ‧تان

Proper noun

اَرْمَنِسْتان • (armanistān) m (Hindi spelling अर्मनिस्तान)

  1. Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)
    Synonyms: آرْمینِیا (ārmeniyā), آرْمِینِیا (ārmīniyā)
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