انگلستان

Persian

Etymology

From اِنْگِلیس (engelis) +‎ ـسْتان (-estân).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔɪŋ.ɡɪ.lɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔɪŋ.ɡɪ.lɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔiŋ.ɡi.lis.t̪ʰɔːn]

Readings
Classical reading? ingilistān
Dari reading? ingilistān
Iranian reading? engelestân
Tajik reading? ingiliston

Proper noun
Dari انگلستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Ингилистон

اِنْگِلِسْتان • (engelestân)

  1. England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
  2. Britain

Synonyms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِنْگِلِسْتان (ingilistân)

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɪŋ.ɡlɪs.t̪ɑːn/
  • Audio (PK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Proper noun

اِن٘گْلِسْتان • (iṅglistān) m (Hindi spelling इंगलिस्तान)

  1. England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom), Inglistan
    Synonym: اِن٘گْلَینْڈ (iṅglainḍ)

Derived terms
  • اِن٘گْلِسْتانِی (iṅglistānī, “English; of or relating to England”, adj)

See also
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