بیستون

Persian

Alternative forms

  • بهستون (bahistūn / bahestun, bihistūn / behestun) (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Persian *Bagastānah. Doublet of فغستان (faġistān / faġestân, “temple”).

By folk etymology, بی (bē / bi, “without, -less”) +‎ ستون (sutūn / sotun, “pillar”), referring to its ancient reliefs which are carved directly into the rock without pillars.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [beːs.t̪ʰuːn], [beː.sʊ.t̪ʰuːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [beːs.t̪ʰuːn], [beː.sʊ.t̪ʰuːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [beːs.t̪ʰun], [beː.su.t̪ʰun]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [biːs.t̪ʰuːn], [biː.so.t̪ʰuːn]

Readings
Classical reading? bēstūn, bēsutūn
Dari reading? bēstūn, bēsutūn
Iranian reading? bistun, bisotun
Tajik reading? bestun, besutun

Proper noun

بیستون • (bēstūn / bistun or bēsutūn / bisotun) (Tajik spelling Бестун or Бесутун)

  1. Bisotun (a city in Iran) (known for the Behistun inscription and associated with the legendary lover-architect Farhad)

Further reading

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