Kurdistan

Type Region
Usage Kurdish, Arabic, English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian
Scripts کوردستان(Kurdish Sorani) كردستان(Arabic) Курдистан(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. /kʊɾ.dɪs.ˈtɑːn/(Kurdish) /kur.dis.ˈtaːn/(Arabic) /ˈkɜɹ.dɪ.ˌstæn/(American English) /ˈkɜː.dɪ.ˌstæn/(British English) /kyʁ.dis.tɑ̃/(French) /kʊr.dʲɪ.ˈstan/(Russian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Kurdish کوردستان (Kurdistan), from the Persian ethnic name کرد (Kord) meaning "Kurd" combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the name of the region in the midst of Iran, Iraq and Turkey that is primarily inhabited by the Kurdish people.

Related Names

RootsKord + stan
Other Languages & CulturesKordestan(Persian) Kürdistan(Turkish)
Same SpellingKürdistan
User SubmissionsKúrdistan, Kurdistán
Entry updated April 23, 2024