نورسلطان

See also: نور سلطان

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nūr-Sūltan). By surface analysis, نور (nūr / nur) +‎ سلطان (sultān / soltân).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nuːɾ.sʊl̪.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [nuːɾ.sʊl̪.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [nuɾ.sul̪.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? nūrsultān
Dari reading? nūrsultān
Iranian reading? nursoltân
Tajik reading? nursulton

Proper noun

نورسلطان • (nūrsultān / nursoltân) (Tajik spelling Нурсултон)

  1. Nur-Sultan (former name of Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan)
    Synonym: آستانه (âstâne)
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