पठान
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), borrowed from Iranian. Compare Punjabi ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ), Gujarati પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ), Marathi पठाण (paṭhāṇ), Bengali পাঠান (paṭhan).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
पठान • (paṭhān) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling پَٹھَان)
Declension edit
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of पठान (masc cons-stem)
Declension of पठान (fem cons-stem)
References edit
- 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