ਵਤਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Adjective

ਵਤਨ • (vatan) (Shahmukhi spelling وطن)

  1. homeland, native country
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Ravidas, translation by Inni Kaur and Harinder Singh, ang 345:
      ਅਬ ਮੋਹਿ ਖੂਬ ਵਤਨ ਗਹ ਪਾਈ ਊਹਾਂ ਖੈਰਿ ਸਦਾ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ
      ab mohe khūb vatan gah pāē ūhā̃ khaer sadā mere bhāē
      Now I have discovered a great homeland. O! My brother there is always goodness there.

References

  • “ਵਤਨ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵਤਨ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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