زاولستان

Persian

Alternative forms

زابلستان (zābulistān / zâbolestân)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zaː.wu.lis.ˈtaːn/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zɑː.wʊ.lɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zɑː.wʊ.lɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zɔː.wu.lis.t̪ʰɔːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zɒː.vo.les.t̪ʰɒːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zɔ.vu.lis.t̪ʰɔn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	zāwulistān
Dari reading^?	zāwulistān
Iranian reading^?	zâvolestân
Tajik reading^?	zovuliston

Proper noun

زاولستان • (zāwulistān / zâvolestân) (Tajik spelling Зовулистон)

(archaic) Zavolestan, a region of the eastern Iranian Plateau now known as Sistan.

Derived terms

زاول (zāwul / zâvol)