Астана

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	استانا
Cyrillic	Астана
Latin	Astana

Etymology

From Persian آسْتَانَه (âstâne), from Middle Persian ʾstʾnk' (āstānag).

Proper noun

Астана • (Astana)

1. Astana (the former name of Nur-Sultan)

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Kazakh Астана (Astana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐstɐˈna]

Proper noun

Астана́ • (Astaná) f inan (genitive Астаны́)

1. Astana (the former name of 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

Synonyms

former names

• Акмола (Akmola)
• Акмолинск (Akmolinsk)
• Целиноград (Celinograd)

See also

• Казахста́н (Kazaxstán)