وزیرستان

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Pashto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

وزیرستان (Waziristan?

  1. Waziristan

Persian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

وزیر (vazir) +‎ ـستان (-estân)

Proper noun[edit]

Dari وزیرستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Вазиристон

وزیرستان (vazirestân)

  1. Waziristan

Urdu[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

وزیرستان (vazīristānm (Hindi spelling वजीरिस्तान or वज़ीरिस्तान)

  1. Waziristan