2006-07-06 01:32:12 · 6 answers · asked by blookofsky 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
-stan countries were there b4 pakistan
like hindustan,afghanistan,turkestan etc
we adopted this--stan which mean "land of...."
like england---englistan
2006-07-10 22:38:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The syllable "stan" means "place" in Arabic and related languages. So, Pakistan translates to The Place of the Pak, etc. It's an ancient way of designating the old tribal territories.
2006-07-06 01:38:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
-tan is a suffix meaning "land of" in a transliteration from Urdu. There are areas, regions and countries having the suffix. The first part of the name is that of the tribal group, except for Pakistan, which is a made-up name. See the listing in Wikipedia for more information.
2006-07-06 01:42:07 · answer #3 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey! Stan's my buddy ; and lives in Karachi and doing a damm good job..
2006-07-06 01:38:21 · answer #4 · answered by Dvplanetwaves 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
-stan means land or place of in Avestan/Old Persian
2006-07-06 01:42:14 · answer #5 · answered by Kyleen G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that stan is = to land
Like EngLAND, GreenLAND, PoLAND
FantasyLAND
2006-07-06 01:38:39 · answer #6 · answered by smitty031 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋