Arabestan

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	arabestan	update #116
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	arabestan	added (from user-submitted name 334278)
5/14/2020, 2:22 PM	HL	334278
5/14/2020, 2:19 PM	HL

Type Region & Country

Usage Persian

Scripts عربستان(Persian)

Pronounced Pron. /æ.ɾæ.bes.ˈtɒːn/

Meaning & History

From Persian عرب (ʿarab) meaning "Arab" combined with the suffix ستان (stān) meaning "land of". This is the Persian name for both the Arabian Peninsula and the country of Saudi Arabia (alongside the fuller form عربستان سعودی (ʿArabestān e-Saʿūdī)).