Нұр-Сұлтан

See also: Нұрсұлтан

Kazakh
Alternative scripts
Arabic نۇر-سۇلتان
Cyrillic Нұр-Сұлтан
Latin Nūr-Sūltan

Etymology

From the name Нұрсұлтан (Nūrsūltan), after Nursultan Nazarbayev. The name in turn has Arabic components نُور (nūr, “light”) and سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “sultan”).

Proper noun

Нұр-Сұлтан • (Nūr-Sūltan)

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