ریگستان

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Persian

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Dari ریگستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik регистон

Etymology

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From ریگ (rêg) +‎ ـستان (-estân).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? rēgistān
Dari reading? rēgistān
Iranian reading? rigestân
Tajik reading? registon

Noun

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ریگستان (rêgestân) (plural ریگستان‌ها (rêgestân-hâ))

  1. sandy place, desert
    Synonyms: ریگزار (rêgzâr), ریگ‌بوم (rêg-bum)

Descendants

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Proper noun

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ریگستان (rêgestân)

  1. Registan, medieval plaza of Samarqand
  2. Registan Desert, Afghanistan

References

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian ریگستان (rēgistān).

Noun

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ریگِسْتان (registānm (Hindi spelling रेगिस्तान)

  1. desert
    ریگستان میں بہت كم چیزیں اُگ سکتی ہیں۔
    registān mẽ bahot kam cīzẽ ug saktī h͠ai.
    Very few things can grow in the desert.
    صحارا دنیا کا سب سے بڑا ریگستان ہے ۔
    sahārā duniyā kā sab se baṛā registān hai.
    The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.

Synonyms

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