पठान
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), borrowed from Iranian. Compare Punjabi ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ), Gujarati પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ), Marathi पठाण (paṭhāṇ), Bengali পাঠান (paṭhan).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pə.ʈʰɑːn/, [pɐ.ʈʰä̃ːn]
Noun
पठान • (paṭhān) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling پَٹھَان)
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पठान paṭhān |
पठान paṭhān |
| oblique | पठान paṭhān |
पठानों paṭhānõ |
| vocative | पठान paṭhān |
पठानो paṭhāno |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पठान paṭhān |
पठानें paṭhānẽ |
| oblique | पठान paṭhān |
पठानों paṭhānõ |
| vocative | पठान paṭhān |
पठानो paṭhāno |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पठान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 592
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press