The "STAN" in KURDISTAN and "FELASTAN"

[Diri]

I have been thinking about the word... "STAN"... you can find it as a separate word in Kurdish - which would mean "to take from" or "steal"... But you can also find it in names of Kurdistan , Afghanistan , Turkminstan, Dagistan, Kazhakhistan, Uzbekhistan, Kirgyzistan etc


"Kurdistan" pronounced "Kurd-i-stan" means: "stolen from the Kurd"
STAN can also mean "land"... So it could also be "Land of Kurds"

"FELASTAN" (I know it is written "PALESTINE" - but thats just the English version)
In Kurdish this word makes alot of sense - and we could argument that we gave that name to that area (yes we know the romans called it Phalstine").


"FELA-STAN" Means:" Taken from the Christian" - And we can go back in history and find that - "hey - Salahedin took it back from the Christian Crusaders"...

Isn't this fun? Language can be so much fun - especially the way Kurdish is - you can find the meaning of the words in ancient and almost prehistoric tones - just like the Basque peoples language... it is so old that some words are translated to names of primitive things...

[dyaoko]

istan isnt tukish at all,

i was litening to a persian professor (phd in Farsi langauge)
he said the word "Istan" is word comes from Iranian Language.

mind that Iranina langauge is diffrent with Farsi.

Iranian Langauge means Kurdi - Farsi - Lori - Balochi - Indian and...

Istan is a PURE kurdish word , and Turks use it in their country name like Turkamnistan , because Farsi langauge affected their language a lot !

if you look at the turkish language, at least 40% of their words are farsi .

and mind that "Istan" in farsi is a common word b between farsi and kurdi.

kurds and persians have many common things, kurds and persians are REAL genic brother -sister , they have many common things from their parent , as they have some diffrences as every brotehr and sister.

kurds and persians never been Enemy in the ancient history but Ofcourse they have commepteed with each other as two contestor.

[Diri]

Dyaoko - believe it or not this is not true... Which "professor" is this? My father is educated in "Persian language and literatur" from university in Iran... I think i trust the education that was given in the SHAH*S time rather than the lies of the Iranian Clergy...

YES - Turkish has many Persian words... but you are forgetting something - Persian has many Turkic words - When the Seljuks where kings of the land... rememeber?

It is important to keep in mind that Turkish and Turkic are TWO different things - Turkish is spoken in Turkey and Turkic is the gathering mentor for Ecemî, Turkish, Turkmeni, Azeri, and Uzbekhi...


Did I say that Persians and Kurds where enemies?

I certainly have not

[dyaoko]

i know but , Istan word is an Iranina word, no doubth on it ,


Gulistan - Dabestan -Bostan -


stan is an iranian word, and thats all ! I am sure . not only that professor who is educated in shah's time as well everybody knows it.

that professor that iknow, speaks no arabic language when he speaks farsi, he knows kurdish langauge too ,

i have no dobt that Istan is an iranian word, and please dont discuss with me about this. I just tell you so you know it too .,

[Diri]

Hey - sorry about that ... I must have had my head somewhere else when I wrote this.... I just asked my father abou this - and he said that it is a word from Sanskrit - that is where all Arian languages are from India... Sanskrit is the first Arian language...

So - you are right Medya - STAN - IS a Arian word...


Sorry about the mix up--- I'll fix that

[kardox]

FELA-STAN" Means:" Taken from the Christian" - And we can go back in history and find that - "hey - Salahedin took it back from the Christian Crusaders"...


lol, very funny , i liked it. For people that does not know fela in kurdish is christian. fela-stan.


lol

[Diri]

FELA-STAN" Means:" Taken from the Christian"

The same goes for the Kurds - "KURDISTAN" Taken from Kurds"

[kassem]

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[kassem]

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[Diri]

Fele-tio??? What the HECK is that??? As in being Fele??? Or what?

[Diri]

Should I be insulted?

No really tell me!

[Diri]

RIGHT! I have seen that one... He is hilarious, that man!!! I think we own a DVD of him... He is SO funny in THE BLACK ADDER!