ریگستان

Persian

Dari	ریگستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	регистон

Etymology

From

ریگ +‎ ـستان.

Noun

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

1. sandy place, desert

Synonyms

• ریگزار (rêgzâr)
• ریگ‌بوم (rêg-bum)

Descendants

• Hindustani:

  Hindi: रेगिस्तान (registān)

  Urdu: ریگستان (registān)

Proper noun

ریگستان • (Rêgestân)

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

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “ریگستان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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Urdu

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian ریگستان (rêgestân).

Noun

ریگستان • (registān) m (Hindi spelling रेगिस्तान)

1. desert

Synonyms

• مرستھل (marusthal)

Related terms

• ریگ (reg) (reg)