وزیرستان
Pashto
Etymology
From Pashto وزیر (wazir, “a Pashtun tribe”) and Persian ستان (istan, stân, “suffix showing "Land of"”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wəzirɪst̪ɑn/
Proper noun
وزیرستان • (Waziristan) ?
- Waziristan (a mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan)
Persian
Etymology
From وزیر (wazīr / vazir) + ـستان (-istān / -estân).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /wa.ziː.ris.ˈtaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wä.ziː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [væ.ziː.ɹes.t̪ʰɒːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vä.zi.ɾis.t̪ʰɔn]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | wazīristān |
| Dari reading? | wazīristān |
| Iranian reading? | vazirestân |
| Tajik reading? | vaziriston |
Proper noun
وزیرستان • (wazīristān / vazirestân) (Tajik spelling Вазиристон)
- Waziristan (a mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan)
Urdu
Proper noun
وَزِیرِسْتَان • (vazīristān) m (Hindi spelling वजीरिस्तान or वज़ीरिस्तान)
- Waziristan (a mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan)