Арабистон

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian عَرَبِسْتَان (arabistān). By surface analysis, араб (arab) +‎ -истон (-iston).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /äräbisˈtɔn/, [äräbist̪ʰɔ́n]

Proper noun

Арабистон • (Arabiston) (Persian spelling عربستان)

1. Arabia (A peninsula of Western Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates)
2. (broader sense) Arabia (The region within or adjacent to the Arabian Plate; Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Egyptian Sinai, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates)