تاجکستان

Persian

Etymology

From تاجک (tâjik, “Tajik”) +‎ ـستان (stân).

Pronunciation

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kʰɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

Readings
Dari reading?	tājikistān

• Rhymes: -ân

Proper noun

Dari	تاجکستان, تاجیکستان
Iranian Persian	تاجیکستان
Tajik	Тоҷикистон

تاجِکِسْتان • (tājikistān)

1. (Dari) Tajikistan (a country in Central Asia)

Usage notes

• Though Dari dictionaries tend to prefer تاجکستان, media organizations in Afghanistan tend to prefer تاجیکستان. Though many dictionaries and media organizations use both interchangeably.

Related terms

• تاجک (tājik) (Dari)
• تاجکی (tājikī) (Dari)
• تاجکستانی (tājikistānī) (Dari)
• فارسی تاجکی (fārsī-yi tājikī) (Dari)

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kɪs.t̪ɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn
• Hyphenation: تا‧جِ‧کِسْ‧تان

Proper noun

تاجِکِسْتان • (tājikistān) m (Hindi spelling ताजिकिस्तान)

1. Tajikistan (a country in Central Asia)