পাঠান

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), from earlier *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), from Eastern Old Iranian *Parštāna. Cognate with Odia ପଠାଣ (pôṭhaṇô), Maithili पठान (paṭhān), Gujarati પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ), Hindustani پَٹھان (paṭhān) / पठान (paṭhān), Nepali पठान (paṭhān), Punjabi ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ), Sindhi پَٺاڻُ (paṭhāṇu), Marathi पठाण (paṭhāṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /paʈʰan/, [ˈpaʈʰan]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /patʰan/, [ˈpatʰan]

Noun

পাঠান • (paṭhan)

1. Pashtun, Pathan, Afghan

   Synonyms: পশ্তুন (pośtun), আফগান (aphogan)

Inflection

Inflection of পাঠান
nominative	পাঠান paṭhan
objective	পাঠানকে paṭhan (semantically general or indefinite) / paṭhanke (semantically definite)
genitive	পাঠানের paṭhaner
	Indefinite forms
nominative	পাঠান paṭhan
objective	পাঠানকে paṭhan (semantically general or indefinite) / paṭhanke (semantically definite)
genitive	পাঠানের paṭhaner
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	পাঠানটা, পাঠানটি paṭhanṭa (colloquial), paṭhanṭi (formal)		পাঠানেরা paṭhanera
objective	পাঠানটাকে, পাঠানটিকে paṭhanṭake (colloquial), paṭhanṭike (formal)		পাঠানদের(কে) paṭhander(ke)
genitive	পাঠানটার, পাঠানটির paṭhanṭar (colloquial), paṭhanṭir (formal)		পাঠানদের paṭhander
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Proper noun

পাঠান • (paṭhan)

1. a surname, Pathan
   • (Can we date this quote?), Rahman, Sufi Mostafizur & Pathan, Habibulla & Rahman, Mizanur & Akhter, Shamima & Rayhan, Morshed, উয়ারী-বটেশ্বর‎^[1], Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh:

     হাবিবুল্লা পাঠান উক্ত স্থানের প্রত্নবস্তু সংগ্রহ ও গবেষণার কাজ শুরু করেন।

     habibulla paṭhan uktô śthaner prôtnôbôstu śôṅgrôhô o gôbeśônar kaj śuru kôren.

     Habibulla Pathan started the work of collecting and researching the antiquities of that site.

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “পাঠান” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “পাঠান” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh