Meanings
proper noun
- Former name of Astana: the capital city of Kazakhstan, used from 2019 to 2022.
Origin
- KazakhНұр-Сұлтан
- EnglishNur-Sultan
Borrowed from Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nur-Sultan), from the name Нұрсұлтан (Nursultan). Named after the long-ruling president Nursultan Nazarbayev (born 1940) in 2019, shortly after his resignation.
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Arabic نُور سُلْطَان
- نُور سُلْطَان (nūr sulṭān)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Bengali নুর-সুলতান
- নুর-সুলতান (nur-śulotan)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Bulgarian Нур Султа́н
- Нур Султа́н (Nur Sultán)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Chinese Mandarin 努爾-蘇丹 /努尔-苏丹
- 努爾-蘇丹 /努尔-苏丹 (Nǔ'ěr-Sūdān)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Czech Nur-Sultan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Danish Nur-Sultan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Dutch Nur-Sultan, Noer-Soeltan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
- Noer-Soeltanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Estonian Nur-Sultan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Finnish Nur-Sultan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
French Noursoultan, Nour-Soultan
- Noursoultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
- Nour-Soultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
German Nur-Sultan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Greek Νουρσουλτάν
- Νουρσουλτάν (Noursoultán)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Hebrew נוּר־סוּלְטָן
- נוּר־סוּלְטָן (nur-sultán)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Hindi नूर-सुल्तान
- नूर-सुल्तान (nūr-sultān)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Hungarian Nur-Szultan
- Nur-Szultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Icelandic Nursultan
- Nursultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Indonesian Nursultan
- Nursultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Irish Nur-Sultan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Italian Nur-Sultan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Japanese ヌルスルタン
- ヌルスルタン (Nurusurutan)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Korean 누르술탄
- 누르술탄 (Nureusultan)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Latvian Nursultana
- Nursultanaformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Lithuanian Nur Sultanas
- Nur Sultanasformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Malay Nursultan
- Nursultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Norwegian Bokmål Nur-Sultan, Nursultan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
- Nursultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Persian نورسلطان
- نورسلطان (nursoltân)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Polish Nur-Sułtan
- Nur-Sułtanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Portuguese Nur Sultã
- Nur Sultãformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Romanian Nur-Sultan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Russian Нур-Султа́н
- Нур-Султа́н (Nur-Sultán)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Slovak Nur-Sultan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Spanish Nursultán
- Nursultánformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Swedish Nur-Sultan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Thai นูร์-ซุลตัน
- นูร์-ซุลตันformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Turkish Nur-Sultan
- Nur-Sultanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Ukrainian Нур-Султа́н
- Нур-Султа́н (Nur-Sultán)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Urdu نور سلطان
- نور سلطان (nūr sultān)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Vietnamese Nu-xun-tan
- Nu-xun-tanformer name of Astana — see also Astana
Yiddish נור־סולטאַן
- נור־סולטאַן (nur-sultan)former name of Astana — see also Astana
Cite this entry
APA
Nur-Sultan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nur-Sultan
MLA
“Nur-Sultan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nur-Sultan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nur-Sultan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nur-Sultan.
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