ਪਠਾਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna). Compare Pashto پښتانه.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /pə.ʈʰäːɳə̆/

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• Rhymes: -äːɳ

Proper noun

ਪਠਾਣ • (paṭhāṇ) m (Shahmukhi spelling پَٹھاݨ)

1. Pashtun, Pathan
2. (historical) Afghan

Declension

Declension of ਪਠਾਣ
dir. sg.	ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ)
dir. pl.	ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ)
	singular	plural
direct	ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ)	ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ)
oblique	ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ)	ਪਠਾਣਾਂ (paṭhāṇā̃)
vocative	ਪਠਾਣਾ (paṭhāṇā)	ਪਠਾਣੋ (paṭhāṇo)
ablative	ਪਠਾਣੋਂ (paṭhāṇõ)	—
locative	ਪਠਾਣੇ (paṭhāṇe)	ਪਠਾਣੀਂ (paṭhāṇī̃)
instrumental	ਪਠਾਣੇ (paṭhāṇe)	ਪਠਾਣੀਂ (paṭhāṇī̃)

Adjective

ਪਠਾਣ • (paṭhāṇ) (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling پَٹھاݨ)

1. militant; quarrelsome
2. merciless; bloodthirsty

References

• “ਪਠਾਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024