نورستان

Persian

Etymology

Since 1895 known as "the land of illumination, light," equivalent to نور (“light”) +‎ ـستان.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nuː.ɾis.ˈtɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nuː.ɾɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

• (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)

1. Nuristan (a province of Afghanistan)

   ولایت نورستان ― wilāyat-e nūristān ― the province of Nuristan, Nuristan Province