-ստան

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Iranian *stān(a)-. Compare Middle Persian -stʾn'.

Suffix

-ստան (-stan)

  1. Forming nouns with the meaning of place, especially country names.
    ՀայաստանHayastanArmenia
    ՎրաստանVrastanGeorgia
    անդաստանandastanfields

Declension

Derived terms

Category Old Armenian words suffixed with -ստան not found
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References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), -(ա)ստան”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48
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