गुलिस्तान

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian گلستان (gulistān). By surface analysis, गुल (gul, flower) +‎ -स्तान (-stān).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʊ.lɪs.t̪ɑːn/, [ɡʊ.lɪs.t̪ä̃ːn], /ɡʊl.sɪ.t̪ɑːn/, [ɡʊl.sɪ.t̪ä̃ːn]

Noun[edit]

गुलिस्तान (gulistānm (Urdu spelling گلستان)

  1. rose garden, flower garden, garden
    Synonyms: पुष्पोद्यान (puṣpodyān), गुलशन (gulśan)
    • 1904, Muhammad Iqbal, Tarānā-e-Hind :
      सारे जहाँ से अच्छा, हिन्दोस्ताँ हमारा।
      हम बुलबुलें हैं इसकी, यह गुलिस्ताँ हमारा॥
      sāre jahā̃ se acchā, hindostā̃ hamārā.
      ham bulbulẽ ha͠i iskī, yah gulistā̃ hamārā.
      Better than the whole world, is our India;
      we are its nightingales, and it is our flower-garden.

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