فرنگستان

Persian

Alternative forms

فرنگستون (farangestun) (colloquial)

Etymology

(farang, “Frank; European”) +‎ (-estân)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [fa.ɾan.ɡis.tɑːn]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡis.t̪ʰɔːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [fæ.ɹæɲ.ɡʲes.t̪ʰɒːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡis.t̪ʰɔn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	farangistān
Dari reading^?	farangistān
Iranian reading^?	farangestân
Tajik reading^?	farangiston

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	فرنگستان
Dari	فرنگستان
Tajik	Фарангистон

فرنگستان • (farangestân)

(dated) Europe; Western Europe
Synonym: فرنگ (farang)
- 1647, Chandrabhān Barahman, چهار چمن [Čahār Čaman]:
  عراقی و خراسانی ز حد بیش نهاده پیش خود سرمایه خویش، فرنگی از فرنگستان رسیده نوادر از بنادر بیش چیده […]
  irâqî u xurâsânî zi hadd-i bêš nihâda pêš-i xwad sarmâya-yi xwêš, farangî az farangistân rasîda navâdir az banâdir bêš čîda […]
  The numerous Iraqis and Khurasanis having put forth their capital stock before themselves, and Europeans from Europe having arrived to collect many rarities from the ports […]

Derived terms

فرنگستانی (farangestâni)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: Firəngistan
→ Chagatai: فرنگستان
- Uzbek: Farangiston
→ Ottoman Turkish: فرنگستان (Firengistan)
- Turkish: Firengistan
→ Urdu: فرنگستان (farangistān)

See also

Frangistan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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