استان

Etymology
, a later form of, , 🇨🇬, from , as witnessed by 🇨🇬. Also found borrowed in 🇨🇬 and exotisms 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

The word became less common over the course of the Middle Ages, but was resurrected as a purist replacement of the Arabic loan in the modern period.

Noun

 * 1) province