Arabestan

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Submitted Name

Type Country & Region
Usage Persian
Scripts عربستان(Persian)
Pronounced Pron. a-rab-ehs-TAWN
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Other Forms FormsArabestân
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Meaning & History

From Persian عرب (arab) meaning "Arab" combined with the suffix -ستان (-stân) meaning "land of". This is the Persian name for both the Arabian Peninsula and Saudi Arabia (used as a shortened form of عربستان سعودی (Arabestân-e Sa'udi), the full Persian name for the country).