آستانه

Khalaj

Noun

آستانه (astana) (definite accusative آستانه‌ݧ, plural آستانه‌لار)

1. Arabic spelling of astana (“threshold”)

Declension

Declension of آستانه

	singular	plural
nominative	آستانه	آستانه‌لار
genitive	آستانه‌ݧ	آستانه‌لارؽݧ
dative	آستانه‌قا	آستانه‌لارقا
definite accusative	آستانه‌ݧ	آستانه‌لارؽ
locative	آستانه‌چا	آستانه‌لارچا
ablative	آستانه‌دا	آستانه‌لاردا
instrumental	آستانه‌لا	آستانه‌لارلا
equative	آستانه‌واره	آستانه‌لارواره

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾstʾnk' /⁠āstānag⁠/). By surface analysis, آستان (âstân) +‎ ـه (-e).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaːs.taː.ˈna/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːs.t̪ʰɑː.ná]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːs.t̪ʰɑː.ná]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːs.t̪ʰɑː.ná]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔːs.t̪ʰɔː.ná]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒːs.t̪ʰɒː.né]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔs.t̪ʰɔ.ná]

Readings
Classical reading?	āstāna
Dari reading?	āstāna
Iranian reading?	âstâne
Tajik reading?	ostona

Noun

آستانه • (āstāna / âstâne) (plural آستانه‌ها (āstāna-hā / âstâne-hâ), Tajik spelling остона)

1. (literal, figurative) threshold

   در آستانه تحولات

   dar âstâne-ye tahavvolât

   on the brink of change

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: astana
  • → Khalaj: astana
• → Chagatai: آستانه (ʾāstānh)
  • Uyghur: ئاستانە (astane)
  • Uzbek: ostona
• → Gujarati: અસ્તાના (astānā)
• → Kazakh: астана (astana)
• → Ottoman Turkish: آستانه (astane, asitane)
  • Turkish: asitane

Proper noun

آستانه • (āstāna / âstâne) (Tajik spelling Остона)

1. Astana (the capital city of Kazakhstan)

   Synonym: (2019–2022) نورسلطان (nursoltân)

2. Astaneh (the capital city of Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh County, Gilan Province, Iran); in full, Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh
3. Astaneh (a city in the Central District, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran)
4. Astaneh (several villages in Iran)

Descendants

• → Kazakh: Астана (Astana)
  • → Afrikaans: Astana
  • → Czech: Astana
  • → English: Astana
  • → Estonian: Astana
  • → Kyrgyz: Астана (Astana)
  • → Lithuanian: Astana
  • → Macedonian: Астана (Astana)
  • → Mongolian: Астана (Astana)
  • → Polish: Astana
  • → Portuguese: Astana
  • → Russian: Астана́ f (Astaná)
    • → Armenian: Աստանա (Astana)
  • → Turkish: Astana
  • → Ukrainian: Астана (Astana)