ئاستانە

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai آستانه (ʾāstānh /⁠āstāna⁠/), from Classical Persian آسْتَانَه (āstāna)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑstɑnɛ/

Noun

ئاستانە • (astane) (plural ئاستانىلەر (astaniler))

  1. capital city
    Synonym: پايتەخت (paytext)

Declension

Further reading

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992), An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN, page 16