Save Type Country Usage Armenian Scripts Պարսկաստան(Armenian) Pronounced Pron. /pɑɾs.kɑs.ˈtɑn/(Eastern Armenian) /bɑɾs.kɑs.ˈtɑn/(Armenian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Armenian պարսիկ (parsik) meaning "Persian" combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the Armenian name of Persia, colloquially used to refer to modern-day Iran as well.