نور سلطان

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nūr-Sūltan). By surface analysis, نُور (nūr) +‎ سُلْطَان (sulṭān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuːr sul.tˤaːn/

Proper noun

نُور سُلْطَان • (nūr sulṭānm

  1. Nur-Sultan (former name of Astana: the capital city of Kazakhstan, used from 2019 to 2022)
    Synonym: أَسْتَانَا (ʔastānā)