پٹھان

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), from earlier *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), a borrowing from Old Iranian. Compare Pashto پښتانه.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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پَٹھاݨ (paṭhāṇm (Gurmukhi spelling ਪਠਾਣ)

  1. Pashtun, Pathan
  2. (historical) Afghan

Adjective

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پَٹھاݨ (paṭhāṇ) (indeclinable, Gurmukhi spelling ਪਠਾਣ)

  1. warrior; fighter

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “پٹھان”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “پٹھان”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
  • ਪਠਾਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452

Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), from earlier *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), a borrowing from Old Iranian.[1] Compare Pashto پښتانه.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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پَٹھان (paṭhānm (Hindi spelling पठान)

  1. Pashtun, Pathan
  2. (historical) Afghan, Kabuli

Noun

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پَٹھان (paṭhānm (Hindi spelling पठान)

  1. (figuratively) soldier, warrior, fighter

Declension

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Declension of پٹھان
singular plural
direct پَٹھان (paṭhān) پَٹھان (paṭhān)
oblique پَٹھان (paṭhān) پَٹھانوں (paṭhānō̃)
vocative پَٹھان (paṭhān) پَٹھانو (paṭhānō)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452

Further reading

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