Yewnanistan

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Middle Persian *Yōnān, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (y-u-n /⁠Yaunaʰ⁠/, “Ionia”), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía, “Ionia”), derived from Ἴων (Íōn, “Ion”, the name of the mythological ancestor of the Ionian people), of uncertain further origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɛwnɑːnɪsˈtɑːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn
  • Hyphenation: Yew‧na‧ni‧stan

Proper noun

Yewnanistan f (Arabic spelling یەونانستان‎)

  1. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)

Declension

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