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-stan
noun, suffix
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of stan. (second etymology) alt-of
Suffix
- 1 Used in the names of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia which were historically influenced by Persian and Turkic cultures. morpheme
- 2 Used to form fictitious or metaphoric country names, often with a connotation of it being an exotic or hostile country. humorous, morpheme, often
"absurd + -i- + -stan → Absurdistan"
- 3 Used after European and American place names to emphasize that many Middle Easterners or Muslims reside there. derogatory, ethnic, morpheme, slur
"London + -i- + -stan → Londonistan"
Etymology
From Classical Persian ـستان (-istān), from Middle Persian -stʾn' (-estān), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-t-a-n /stāna/), from Proto-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”). Compare Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀 (stāna), Sanskrit स्थान (sthā́na), Russian стан (stan) (< Proto-Slavic *stanъ), Armenian -ստան (-stan), English stay, stand, state, stead, Latin status.
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