نورستان
Persian
Etymology
Since 1895 known as "the land of illumination, light," equivalent to نور (nūr / nur, “light”) + ـستان (-istān / -estân).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /nuː.ɾis.ˈtaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nuː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nuː.ɹes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nu.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nūristān |
| Dari reading? | nūristān |
| Iranian reading? | nurestân |
| Tajik reading? | nuriston |
Proper noun
نورستان • (nūristān / nurestân) (Tajik spelling Нуристон)
- Nuristan (a province of Afghanistan)
- ولایت نورستان ― wilāyat-e nūristān ― the province of Nuristan, Nuristan Province
References
- ^ “Nuristan”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, (Can we date this quote?)