فرنگستان

Persian

Alternative forms

• فرنگستون (farangestun) (colloquial)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [fä.ɾäŋ.ɡɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]

• (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
Iranian reading?	farangestân
Tajik reading?	farangiston

Proper noun

Dari	فرنگستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Фарангистон

فرنگستان • (farangestân)

1. (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