نخلستان

Persian

Etymology

نخل (naxl, palm tree) + ـستان (-estân)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [näx.lɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [näx.lɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [näx.lis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? naxlistān
Dari reading? naxlistān
Iranian reading? naxlestân
Tajik reading? naxliston

Noun

Dari نخلستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik нахлистон

نخلستان • (naxlestân)

  1. palm farm; palm plantation; (if wild) palm grove, palm forest
    • c. 1060, Nāṣir-i Khusraw, Safarnāma [Book of Travels]:
      این دیه حیفا بر لب دریاست و آنجا نخلستان و اشجار بسیار دارند.
      īn dīh-i hayfā bar lab-i daryā-st u ānjā naxlistān u ašjār bisyār dārand.
      This town of Haifa is on the coast of the sea, and there are a lot of palm groves and trees.

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: nəxlistan
  • Hindustani: naxlistān
    Hindi: नख़लिस्तान
    Urdu: نخلستان
  • Ottoman Turkish: نخلستان (nahlistan)
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