شارستان
Persian
Etymology
From شهرستان (šahrestân). Akin to Old Armenian շահաստան (šahastan); an Iranian borrowing.
Noun
شارستان • (šârestân, šârastân)
- city
- provincial capital
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “شارستان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul