برطانيه

Pashto

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian برطانیه (biritâniya), itself borrowed from Arabic بِرِطَانِيَة (biriṭāniya) or بَرْطَانِيَة (barṭāniya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bart.ɑn.ja/

Proper noun

برطانيه • (bartānya) f

  1. (loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)
  2. Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)

Derived terms

  • لويه برطانيه (loya bartānya, “Great Britain”)

References

  • Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “برطانيه”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press
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