-स्तान

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian ـِستَان (-stān). Doublet of स्थान (sthān) and थाना (thānā).

Suffix[edit]

-स्तान (-stān) (Urdu spelling ستان)

  1. -stan

Usage notes[edit]

-इस्तान (-istān) is used if the word ends in a consonant.

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