-стан

See also: стан and -stan

Bashkir

Etymology

From Persian ـِسْتَانْ (-estân, “place of”), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n), from Proto-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam (“position, location, place”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ˈstɑn] (after back vowels)
• IPA^(key): [-ˈstän] (after front vowels)

Suffix

-стан • (-stan)

1. Suffix to form country names when added to names of ethnic groups.

   ‎башҡорт (başqort, “Bashkir”) + ‎-стан (-stan) → ‎Башҡортостан (Başqortostan, “Bashkortostan”)

   ‎ҡырғыҙ (qırğıź, “Kyrgyz”) + ‎-стан (-stan) → ‎Ҡырғыҙстан (Qırğıźstan, “Kyrgyzstan”)

Derived terms

Bashkir terms suffixed with -стан

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Persian ـِسْتَانْ (-estân, “place of”), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n), from Proto-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).

Suffix

-стан • (-stan)

1. Suffix to form country names when added to names of ethnic groups.

   ‎кыргыз (kırgız, “Kyrgyz”) + ‎-стан (-stan) → ‎Кыргызстан (Kırgızstan, “Kyrgyzstan”)

   ‎өзбек (özbek, “Uzbek”) + ‎-стан (-stan) → ‎Өзбекстан (Özbekstan, “Uzbekistan”)

2. Suffix to form place of something.

   ‎гүл (gül, “flower”) + ‎-стан (-stan) → ‎гүлстан (gülstan, “rose garden”)

Derived terms

Kyrgyz terms suffixed with -стан

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ـِسْتَانْ (-estân, “place of”). Doublet of стан (stan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstan]

• Audio:

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Suffix

-ста́н • (-stán)

1. -stan; suffix to form country and province names, especially when added to names of traditionally Muslim ethnic groups.

Declension

Declension of -ста́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-ста́н -stán	-ста́ны -stány
genitive	-ста́на -stána	-ста́нов -stánov
dative	-ста́ну -stánu	-ста́нам -stánam
accusative	-ста́н -stán	-ста́ны -stány
instrumental	-ста́ном -stánom	-ста́нами -stánami
prepositional	-ста́не -stáne	-ста́нах -stánax

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -стан