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Պարսկաստան

Պարսկաստան

Armenian

Proper noun

Պարսկաստան (Parskastan)

  1. (historical) Persia
  2. (colloquial) modern Iran

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Barsełyan, Hovhannes (2006), “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʿyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew ułłagrakan tełekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, ISBN 99941-56-03-9, page 53

Old Armenian

Etymology

պարսիկ (parsik) + -աստան (-astan)

Proper noun

Պարսկաստան (Parskastan)

  1. Persia

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Sebastacʿi, Mxitʿar (1769), Պարսկաստան”, in Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʿ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 335a