ساکاستان

Persian

Alternative forms

سکاستان‎ (sakâstân)
سکائستان‎ (sakâ'estân)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-k-s-t-a-n).

‎ (sâkâ) + ‎ (-stân)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sɑː.kɑːs.tɑːn]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sɑː.kʰɑːs.t̪ʰɑːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sɑː.kʰɑːs.t̪ʰɑːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sɔː.kʰɔːs.t̪ʰɔːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sɒː.kʰɒːs.t̪ʰɒːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sɔ.kʰɔs.t̪ʰɔn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	sākāstān
Dari reading^?	sākāstān
Iranian reading^?	sâkâstân
Tajik reading^?	sokoston

Proper noun

ساکاستان • (sâkâstân)

Scythia, an ancient region of the eastern Iranian Plateau.
Sistan, a region of the eastern Iranian Plateau.

Derived terms

سجستان‎ (sejestân)
سیستان‎ (sistân)

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