इंगलिस्तान

Hindi

Alternative forms

• इंग्लिस्तान (iṅglistān)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِنْگِلِسْتَان (ingilistān), from اِنْگِلِیس (ingilīs, “Englishperson”) +‎ ـِسْتَان (-istān). By surface analysis, Classical Persian اِنْگِلِیس (ingilīs) +‎ -इस्तान (-istān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɪŋ.ɡlɪs.t̪ɑːn/, [ɪ̃ŋ.ɡlɪs.t̪ä̃ːn]

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• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Proper noun

इंगलिस्तान • (iṅglistān) m (Urdu spelling انگلستان)

1. England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

   Synonyms: इंग्लैंड (iṅglaiṇḍ), बर्तानिया (bartāniyā)

Declension

Declension of इंगलिस्तान (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	इंगलिस्तान iṅglistān
oblique	इंगलिस्तान iṅglistān
vocative	इंगलिस्तान iṅglistān

Derived terms

• इंगलिस्तानी (iṅglistānī, “English; of or relating to England”, adjective)