نورسلطان

See also: نور سلطان

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nuːɾ.sul.ˈtɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nuːɾ.sʊl̪.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nuːɹ.sol̪.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nuɾ.sul̪.t̪ʰɔ́n]

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

Proper noun

Dari	نورسلطان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Нурсултон

نورسلطان • (nursoltân)

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

   Synonym: آستانه (âstâne)