نورستان
Persian
Etymology
Since 1895 known as "the land of illumination, light," equivalent to نور (“light”) + ـستان.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [nuː.ɾis.ˈtɑːn]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nuː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [nuː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [nu.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nuː.ɹes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nu.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | nūristān |
| Dari reading? | nūristān |
| Iranian reading? | nurestân |
| Tajik reading? | nuriston |
Proper noun
| Dari | نورستان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Нуристон |
نورستان • (nurestân)
- Nuristan (a province of Afghanistan)
- ولایت نورستان ― wilāyat-e nūristān ― the province of Nuristan, Nuristan Province
References
- “Nuristan”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, (Can we date this quote?)
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