Bashkir

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [wɑ.ˈtɑn], (proscribed) [vɑ.ˈtɑn]
  • Hyphenation: ва‧тан

Noun

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ватан (transliteration needed)

  1. motherland, fatherland, mother country, homeland
    Ватанды һаҡлау - һәр егеттең изге бурысы.
    To defend the homeland is the sacred duty of every young man.
    Бөйөк Ватан һуғышы.
    The Great Patriotic war (of 1941-45).
    Ватаныбыҙ күге аяҙ булһын!
    May the sky of our motherland be clear!

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Kumyk

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Etymology

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From Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Noun

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ватан (watan)

  1. homeland, fatherland, motherland

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “ватан”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН

Tabasaran

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Etymology

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From a Turkic language, from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Noun

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ватан (vatan)

  1. fatherland, mother country, homeland, home country

Tajik

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Persian وَطَن (watan), from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vaˈtan/, [vä.t̪ʰǽn]

Noun

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ватан (vatan) (Persian spelling وطن)

  1. homeland, home country
    Synonym: меҳан (mehan)
  2. motherland, fatherland, mother country
    Synonym: меҳан (mehan)

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Tatar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Noun

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ватан (watan) (Latin spelling vatan)

  1. homeland, home country
  2. motherland, fatherland, mother country