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 2) meaning "land of". This is the Armenian name of Persia, colloquially used to refer to modern-day Iran as well.