پښتون

Pashto

Etymology

Most likely derived from *Parstāna- (compare Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna) < *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna)), from Old Iranian *Parswāna-, with the basic stem *Parsū-;[1] closely related to *Parθaʰ (“Parthian”) and Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsaʰ⁠/, “Persian”),[2] both from the earlier *Parsūa-, probably meaning "border or borderland"[3] (in contrast to Media, meaning "central land"); cf. Sanskrit (Pāṇini) Parśu- “a (northwestern) warrior tribe” and Late Babylonian 𒌓𒍪 (par-sú, “Persian”). Doublet of پټان.

Pronunciation

  • (Kandahar) IPA(key): /paʂ.t̪un/
  • (South Eastern) IPA(key): /paʃ.t̪un/
  • (Kabul) IPA(key): /pax.t̪un/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /paç.t̪un/
  • (Northeastern) IPA(key): /pʊx.t̪un/

Noun

پښتون • (pax̌tun) m (plural پښتانه (pax̌tāna))

  1. Pashtun
    Coordinate term: پښتنه (pax̌təna, “female Pashtun”)
    دا پښتون دی ― He is a Pashtun.

Declension

Declension of پښتون
singular plural
direct پښتون (pax̌tun) پښتانۀ (pax̌tânë)
oblique پښتانۀ (pax̌tânë) پښتنو (pax̌tëno)
vocative پښتونه (pax̌tuna) پښتنو (pax̌tëno)
  • پښتانۀ (pax̌tānə)
  • پښتو (pax̌to)

References

  1. ^ G. Morgenstierne, “AFGHANISTAN vi. Paṣ̌tō”, Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition, 1982
  2. ^ Kent, Roland G. (1950) “Parθava-”, in Old Persian: grammar, texts, lexicon, New Haven: American Oriental Society, page 196
  3. ^ I. Gershevitch, W. Bayne Fisher, J. A. Boyle: The Medes And Their Neighbours, in The Cambridge History of Iran, p. 61-62, Vol. II, 1985; Cambridge University Press

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