Yewnanistan

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• Yonanistan

Etymology

Derived from Middle Persian *Yōnān, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (y-u-n /⁠Yaunaʰ⁠/, “Ionia”), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνία (Iōnía, “Ionia”), derived from Ἴων (Íōn, “Ion”, the name of the mythological ancestor of the Ionian people), of uncertain further origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛwnɑːnɪsˈtɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn
• Hyphenation: Yew‧na‧ni‧stan

Proper noun

Northern Kurdish	Yewnanistan, Grekistan
Central Kurdish	یۆنان (yonan)

Yewnanistan f (Arabic spelling یەونانستان)

1. Greece (a country in Southeastern Europe)

Declension

Declension of Yewnanistan

definite feminine gender
case	singular
nominative	Yewnanistan
construct	Yewnanistana
oblique	Yewnanistanê
demonstrative oblique	wê Yewnanistanê
vocative	Yewnanistanê
indefinite feminine gender
case	singular
nominative	Yewnanistanek
construct	Yewnanistaneke
oblique	Yewnanistanekê

Related terms

• yewnanî