بلغارستان

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian بلغارستان (bolğârestân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bol.ɣɑ.rɪs.t̪ɑn/

Proper noun

بلغارستان • (bolǧāristān) m

1. Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)

Synonyms

• بلغاريه (bulǧāryá), بلغاريا (bolǧāryā)

References

• Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “بلغارستان”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

Etymology

بلغار +‎ ـستان

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bul.ɣɑː.ɾis.ˈtɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊl.ɣɑː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊl.ɣɑː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊl.ɣɑː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bul.ɣɔː.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bol.ɢɒː.ɹes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bul.ʁɔ.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	bulğāristān
Iranian reading?	bolğârestân
Tajik reading?	bulġoriston

Proper noun

Dari	بلغارستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Булғористон

بُلغارِستان • (bolğârestân)

1. Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)

Related terms

• بلغار (bolğâr)
• بلغاری (bolğâri)
• بلغارستانی (bolğârestâni)