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stan (Persian: ستان stân, [n 1] estân or istân [n 2]) has the meaning of "a place abounding in" [1] or "a place where anything abounds" as a suffix. [2] It is widely used by Iranian languages as well as the common Turkish languages (excluding Siberian Turkic ) and other languages.
تاجیکستان; Tajik combined with Persian suffix -stan. [348] Literally meaning "Land of Tajiks" in Persian. Talc from Pers. تالک talk "talc." Tambour Etymology: French, drum, from Middle French, from Arabic طنبور tanbur, modification (influenced by tunbur, a lute) of Persian تعبیر tabir. [349] Tambourine See above. Tanbur
“Stan means to be an avid fan, it's from Eminem's 2000 song of that name, about a crazy fan named Stan. Now we have stan armies (legions of fans for an artist) even. It's a noun and a verb ...
What to know about the slang word “stan”: the definition, meaning and usage.
Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. [4] The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian suffix "-stan" (meaning 'land') in both respective native languages and most other languages.
wWth the intensity and focus of a super-obsessed fan, In The Know put together a brief history of stanning — and how the concept has evolved over time.
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
The name Baku is widely believed to be derived from the old Persian names of the city Bad-kube, meaning "city where the wind blows", or Baghkuh, meaning "Mount of God". Arabic sources refer the city as Baku , Bakukh , Bakuya , and Bakuye , all of which seem to come from the original Persian name.