پاکستان

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Baluchi

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Proper noun

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پاکستان (pākestān)

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

Central Kurdish

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Proper noun

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پاکستان (pakistan)

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

Pashto

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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پاکستان (pâkistânm

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

Persian

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Etymology

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پاک (pâk, pure, clean) +‎ ـستان (-stân).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? pākistān
Iranian reading? pâkestân
Tajik reading? pokiston

Proper noun

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Dari پاکستان
Iranian Persian
Tajik Покистон

پاکستان (pâkestân)

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms

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Punjabi

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Proper noun

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پاکستان (pākistān? (Gurmukhi spelling ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ)

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali as an acronym of Punjab, "Afghania", Kashmir, Sindh and Balochistan. The name is also analyzed as پاک (pāk, pure) +‎ ـستان (-stān, land).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pɑː.kɪs.t̪ɑːn/
  • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn
  • Hyphenation: پا‧کِسْ‧تان

Proper noun

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پاکِسْتان (pākistānm (Hindi spelling पाकिस्तान)

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)
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Descendants

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See also

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