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Nursultan

noor-sul-TAHN

/nʊərsʊlˈtɑːn/

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nursultan

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Kazakh/Arabic (Kazakhstan)
Meaning
Light of the sultan; radiant ruler
Gender
male

Pronunciation tips

Name of former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev; the capital city Nur-Sultan was named after him

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