ازبیکستان

Persian

Etymology

ازبیک (uzbēk, “Uzbek”) +‎ ـستان (istān, “place of”)

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊz.beː.kʰɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔʊz.beː.kʰɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊz.beː.kʰɪs.t̪ʰɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔuz.bi.kʰis.t̪ʰɔːn]

Readings
Dari reading?	uzbēkistān

Proper noun

ازبیکستان • (uzbēkistān)

Dari	اُزْبَکِسْتان, اُزْبیکِسْتان
Iranian Persian	اُزْبِکِسْتان
Tajik	Ӯзбекистон

1. Uzbekistan (a country in Central Asia)

Usage notes

• ازبیکستان (uzbēkistān) is the spelling preferred by media organizations in Afghanistan, however in common speech people tend to use both ازبکستان (uzbakistān) and ازبیکستان (uzbēkistān).

Related terms

• ازبیک (uzbēk)
• ازبیکی (uzbēkī)
• ازبیکستانی (uzbēkistānī)