نورستان

Persian

Etymology

Since 1895 known as "the land of illumination, light," equivalent to نور (light) + ـستان.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nuː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [nuː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [nuː.ɾis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

Readings
Classical reading? nūristān
Dari reading? nūristān
Iranian reading? nurestân
Tajik reading? nuriston

Proper noun

Dari نورستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Нуристон

نورستان • (nurestân)

  1. Nuristan (a province of Afghanistan)
    ولایت نورستانwilāyat-e nūristānthe province of Nuristan, Nuristan Province

References

  1. “Nuristan”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, (please provide a date or year)
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