Etymology

Golestan

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Today it means: One of the 31 provinces in Iran, located in the north of the country. Full definition →

Iranian Persian گُلِسْتان ← Classical Persian گُلِسْتَان
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromگُلِسْتَان
  2. Iranian Persian · borrowed fromگُلِسْتان
  3. English todayGolestan

Borrowed from Iranian Persian گُلِسْتان (golestân), from Classical Persian گُلِسْتَان (gulistān, literally “rose garden”).

Words from the same roots

Classical Persianگُلِسْتَان all →

GulistanGuliston

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.