Astana

See also: Astaná

English

Etymology

From Kazakh Астана (Astana), meaning capital, from Persian آستانه‎ (âstâne).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əsˈtɑːnə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æsˈtɑːnə/

Proper noun

Astana

  1. The capital city of Kazakhstan.

Synonyms
  • Akmoly/Akmolinsky prikaz (the settlement founded in 1830)
  • Akmolinsk (town status, 1832–)
  • Tselinograd (1961–)
  • Akmola (1992–1998; capital since 1997)
  • Aqmola
  • Nur-Sultan (2019–2022)

Translations
Nur-Sultan — see Nur-Sultan
Akmola — see Akmola
Akmolinsk — see Akmolinsk

Estonian

Proper noun

Astana

  1. Astana (the capital city of Kazakhstan)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Kazakh Астана (Astana, “capital”), from Persian آستانه‎ (âstâne).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /asˈta.na/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: As‧ta‧na

Proper noun

Astana f

  1. Astana (the capital city of Kazakhstan)
    Synonym: Nur-Sułtan

Declension
Declension of Astana
singular
nominative Astana
genitive Astany
dative Astanie
accusative Astanę
instrumental Astaną
locative Astanie
vocative Astano

Derived terms
adjective
  • astański
nouns
  • astanka
  • astańczyk

Further reading
  • Astana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Astana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kazakh Астана (Astana), from Persian آستانه‎.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /asˈtɐ̃.nɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʃˈtɐ̃.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /asˈtɐ.na/

  • Hyphenation: As‧ta‧na

Proper noun

Astana f

  1. Astana (the capital city of Kazakhstan)

Turkish

Proper noun

Astana

  1. Astana (the capital city of Kazakhstan)
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