وزیرستان

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Pashto

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Etymology

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From Pashto وزیر (wazir, a Pashtun tribe) and Persian ستان (istan, stân, suffix showing "Land of").

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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وزیرستان (Waziristan?

  1. Waziristan

Persian

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Etymology

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وزیر (vazir) +‎ ـستان (-estân)

Proper noun

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Dari وزیرستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Вазиристон

وزیرستان (vazirestân)

  1. Waziristan

Urdu

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Proper noun

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وزیرستان (vazīristānm (Hindi spelling वजीरिस्तान or वज़ीरिस्तान)

  1. Waziristan