ازبیکستان

Persian

Etymology

From اُزْبیک (uzbēk) +‎ ـِسْتَان (-istān).

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

Dari	ازبکستان, ازبیکستان
Iranian Persian	ازبکستان
Tajik	Ӯзбекистон, Узбакистон

ازبیکستان • (uzbēkistān)

1. Uzbekistan (a country in Central Asia)

Usage notes

• ازبیکستان (uzbēkistān) is the spelling preferred by certain media organizations in Afghanistan, however ازبکستان (uzbakistān) is more common generally.

Related terms

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