ватан

Bashkir

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wɑ.ˈtɑn]
• Hyphenation: ва‧тан

Noun

ватан • (watan)

1. motherland, fatherland, mother country, homeland

   Ватанды һаҡлау - һәр егеттең изге бурысы.

   Vatandı haqlaw - hər yegetteñ izge burısı.

   To defend the homeland is the sacred duty of every young man.

   Бөйөк Ватан һуғышы.

   Böyök Vatan huğışı.

   The Great Patriotic war (1941-45).

   Ватаныбыҙ күге аяҙ булһын!

   Vatanıbıź küge ayaź bulhın!

   May the sky of our motherland be clear!

Declension

Inflection of ватан (vatan)

	singular only
absolute	ватан (vatan)
definite genitive	ватандың (vatandıñ)
dative	ватанға (vatanğa)
definite accusative	ватанды (vatandı)
locative	ватанда (vatanda)
ablative	ватандан (vatandan)

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Tajik

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Dari	وطن
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ватан

Noun

ватан • (vatan)

1. homeland, home country
2. motherland, fatherland, mother country

Synonyms

• меҳан (mehan)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ватанӣ (vatanī)
• ватанпараст (vatanparast)
• ватанпарастӣ (vatanparastī)

• ватанфурӯш (vatanfurüš)
• ватанфурӯшӣ (vatanfurüšī)
• ҳамватан (hamvatan)

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Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Noun

ватан • (watan) (Latin spelling vatan)

1. homeland, home country
2. motherland, fatherland, mother country