Feb 26, 2008 14:56
16 yrs ago
Persian (Farsi) term
گلستان
Non-PRO
Persian (Farsi) to English
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Vocabulary
Greetings,
I hope that's the correct spelling of golestAn – literally a place of roses, I suppose, but does it mean just anywhere where there are roses, please?
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
I hope that's the correct spelling of golestAn – literally a place of roses, I suppose, but does it mean just anywhere where there are roses, please?
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | rose garden/flower garden |
Edward Plaisance Jr
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| 5 | rosary, rosery |
Kourosh Abdi
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Proposed translations
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Edward Plaisance Jr
Native in English
Specializes in field
20+ yrs experience--native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
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rose garden/flower garden
It is also the name of a collection of poems by Sa'adi. See http://www.art-arena.com/saadi1.htm
Dehkhoda lists about 20 place names, mainly villages, with the name Golestan. Actually, Dehkhoda's definition simply says "a place where there are a lot of flowers" gol=flower + -stan=place
Dehkhoda lists about 20 place names, mainly villages, with the name Golestan. Actually, Dehkhoda's definition simply says "a place where there are a lot of flowers" gol=flower + -stan=place
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Comment: "many thanks, excellent as ever!"
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Kourosh Abdi
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Persian (Farsi)
Works in field
Türkiye
Quality is My Top Concern!
Native in: Kurdish , Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Kurdish, Kurdish to English, English to Persian (Farsi), and 14 more.
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24
rosary, rosery
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Peer comment(s):
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Edward Plaisance Jr
: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rosary The original meaning 600 years ago was a "place of roses" but today any English speaker would think only of prayer beads when hearing the word rosary/rosery
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Thanks for the explanation.
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