Астана

See also: астана

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	استانا
Cyrillic	Астана
Latin	Astana

Etymology

Capitalised from астана (astana, “a capital city”), from Classical Persian آستانه (ʾāstānah /⁠āstāna⁠/, “a threshold”), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾstʾnk' /⁠āstānag⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑ̝s.tɑ̝.nɑ̝]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ас‧та‧на

Proper noun

Астана • (Astana)

1. Astana (capital city of Kazakhstan)

   Астана қаласының әкімдігі ― Astana qalasynyñ äkımdıgı ― the Akimat of the City of Astana

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• астана (astana)

Descendants

• → Russian: Астана́ f (Astaná)
  • → Armenian: Աստանա (Astana)

See also

• Нұр-Сұлтан (Nūr-Sūltan), Ақмола (Aqmola), Целиноград (Selinograd)

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Kazakh Астана (Astana)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑs.tɑ.nɑ/
• Hyphenation: Ас‧та‧на

Proper noun

Астана • (Astana) (Arabic spelling استانا)

1. Astana (the capital city of Kazakhstan)

Declension

Declension of Астана (sg-only)

	singular (жекелик)
nominative (атооч)	Астана Astana
genitive (илик)	Астананын Astananın
dative (барыш)	Астанага Astanaga
accusative (табыш)	Астананы Astananı
locative (жатыш)	Астанада Astanada
ablative (чыгыш)	Астанадан Astanadan
possessive forms
	first-person singular (менин)
nominative	Астанам Astanam
genitive	Астанамдын Astanamdın
dative	Астанама Astanama
accusative	Астанамды Astanamdı
locative	Астанамда Astanamda
ablative	Астанамдан Astanamdan
	second-person singular informal (сенин)
nominative	Астанаң Astanaŋ
genitive	Астанаңдын Astanaŋdın
dative	Астанаңа Astanaŋa
accusative	Астанаңды Astanaŋdı
locative	Астанаңда Astanaŋda
ablative	Астанаңдан Astanaŋdan
	second-person singular formal (сиздин)
nominative	Астанаңыз Astanaŋız
genitive	Астанаңыздын Astanaŋızdın
dative	Астанаңызга Astanaŋızga
accusative	Астанаңызды Astanaŋızdı
locative	Астанаңызда Astanaŋızda
ablative	Астанаңыздан Astanaŋızdan

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [asˈtana]

Proper noun

Астана • (Astana) f (relational adjective астански)

1. Astana (the capital city of Kazakhstan)

Derived terms

• астанец m (astanec), астанка f (astanka)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Kazakh Астана (Astana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐstɐˈna]

Proper noun

Астана́ • (Astaná) f inan (genitive Астаны́)

1. Astana (the capital city of Kazakhstan)

   Synonyms: (former names) Акмола (Akmola), Акмолинск (Akmolinsk), Целиноград (Celinograd), Нур-Султан (Nur-Sultan)

Declension

Declension of Астана́ (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	Астана́ Astaná
genitive	Астаны́ Astaný
dative	Астане́ Astané
accusative	Астану́ Astanú
instrumental	Астано́й, Астано́ю Astanój, Astanóju
prepositional	Астане́ Astané

Descendants

• → Armenian: Աստանա (Astana)

See also

• Казахста́н (Kazaxstán)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐstɐˈna]

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Астана́ • (Astaná) f inan (genitive Астани́, uncountable)

1. Astana (the capital city of Kazakhstan)

Declension

Declension of Астана́
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular
nominative	Астана́ Astaná
genitive	Астани́ Astaný
dative	Астані́ Astaní
accusative	Астану́ Astanú
instrumental	Астано́ю Astanóju
locative	Астані́ Astaní
vocative	Аста́но Astáno

Further reading

• “Астана”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)