باستان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭭 (bʾstʾn /⁠bāstān⁠/).

Pronunciation

Dari باستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik бостон
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɑːs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bɑːs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bɔːs.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? bāstān
Dari reading? bāstān
Iranian reading? bâstân
Tajik reading? boston

Adjective

باستان • (bâstân)

  1. ancient
    ایران باستانirân-e bâstânancient Iran
    تاریخ باستانtârix-e bâstânancient history

Noun

باستان • (bâstân)

  1. ancient times

Derived terms

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