Flag of Pakistan

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A map of Pakistan

Etymology edit

From Urdu پاکستان (pākistān, Land of the Holy), from پاک (pak, pure, holy, immaculate, chaste, undefiled) and Classical Persian ـستان (-stān,-istān, -stan) (with the form -istān being used after consonants). The word was coined by Pakistani politician Chuhdary Rahmat Ali in 1933, who published it in the pamphlet Now or Never as an acronym of the names of the "Muslim homelands" of western India—Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Balochistan.

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/, /ˌpækɪˈstɑːn/, /ˌpækɪˈstæn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn/, /ˈpækɪˌstæn/, /ˌpækɪˈstæn/
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  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpækəˌstæn/, /ˈpækəˌstaːn/

Proper noun edit

Pakistan

  1. A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad.

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Other scripts
Cyrillic Пакистан
Abjad پاکستان

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Pakistan

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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    Declension of Pakistan
singular plural
nominative Pakistan
Pakistanlar
definite accusative Pakistanı
Pakistanları
dative Pakistana
Pakistanlara
locative Pakistanda
Pakistanlarda
ablative Pakistandan
Pakistanlardan
definite genitive Pakistanın
Pakistanların
    Possessive forms of Pakistan
nominative
singular plural
mənim (my) Pakistanım Pakistanlarım
sənin (your) Pakistanın Pakistanların
onun (his/her/its) Pakistanı Pakistanları
bizim (our) Pakistanımız Pakistanlarımız
sizin (your) Pakistanınız Pakistanlarınız
onların (their) Pakistanı or Pakistanları Pakistanları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (my) Pakistanımı Pakistanlarımı
sənin (your) Pakistanını Pakistanlarını
onun (his/her/its) Pakistanını Pakistanlarını
bizim (our) Pakistanımızı Pakistanlarımızı
sizin (your) Pakistanınızı Pakistanlarınızı
onların (their) Pakistanını or Pakistanlarını Pakistanlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (my) Pakistanıma Pakistanlarıma
sənin (your) Pakistanına Pakistanlarına
onun (his/her/its) Pakistanına Pakistanlarına
bizim (our) Pakistanımıza Pakistanlarımıza
sizin (your) Pakistanınıza Pakistanlarınıza
onların (their) Pakistanına or Pakistanlarına Pakistanlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (my) Pakistanımda Pakistanlarımda
sənin (your) Pakistanında Pakistanlarında
onun (his/her/its) Pakistanında Pakistanlarında
bizim (our) Pakistanımızda Pakistanlarımızda
sizin (your) Pakistanınızda Pakistanlarınızda
onların (their) Pakistanında or Pakistanlarında Pakistanlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (my) Pakistanımdan Pakistanlarımdan
sənin (your) Pakistanından Pakistanlarından
onun (his/her/its) Pakistanından Pakistanlarından
bizim (our) Pakistanımızdan Pakistanlarımızdan
sizin (your) Pakistanınızdan Pakistanlarınızdan
onların (their) Pakistanından or Pakistanlarından Pakistanlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (my) Pakistanımın Pakistanlarımın
sənin (your) Pakistanının Pakistanlarının
onun (his/her/its) Pakistanının Pakistanlarının
bizim (our) Pakistanımızın Pakistanlarımızın
sizin (your) Pakistanınızın Pakistanlarınızın
onların (their) Pakistanının or Pakistanlarının Pakistanlarının

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Pakistan m

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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Pakistan

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

Danish edit

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Pakistan

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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Etymology edit

From Urdu and Persian پاکستان (literally Land of the Pure), from پاک (pak, pure, holy, immaculate, chaste, undefiled) and Persian ستان (stân, -stan).

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Pakistan n

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

Finnish edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Urdu پاکستان.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑkistɑn/, [ˈpɑ̝k̟is̠tɑ̝n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkistɑn
  • Syllabification(key): Pa‧kis‧tan

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Pakistan

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

Declension edit

Inflection of Pakistan (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative Pakistan
genitive Pakistanin
partitive Pakistania
illative Pakistaniin
singular plural
nominative Pakistan
accusative nom. Pakistan
gen. Pakistanin
genitive Pakistanin
partitive Pakistania
inessive Pakistanissa
elative Pakistanista
illative Pakistaniin
adessive Pakistanilla
ablative Pakistanilta
allative Pakistanille
essive Pakistanina
translative Pakistaniksi
abessive Pakistanitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Pakistan (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Pakistanini
accusative nom. Pakistanini
gen. Pakistanini
genitive Pakistanini
partitive Pakistaniani
inessive Pakistanissani
elative Pakistanistani
illative Pakistaniini
adessive Pakistanillani
ablative Pakistaniltani
allative Pakistanilleni
essive Pakistaninani
translative Pakistanikseni
abessive Pakistanittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Pakistanisi
accusative nom. Pakistanisi
gen. Pakistanisi
genitive Pakistanisi
partitive Pakistaniasi
inessive Pakistanissasi
elative Pakistanistasi
illative Pakistaniisi
adessive Pakistanillasi
ablative Pakistaniltasi
allative Pakistanillesi
essive Pakistaninasi
translative Pakistaniksesi
abessive Pakistanittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Pakistanimme
accusative nom. Pakistanimme
gen. Pakistanimme
genitive Pakistanimme
partitive Pakistaniamme
inessive Pakistanissamme
elative Pakistanistamme
illative Pakistaniimme
adessive Pakistanillamme
ablative Pakistaniltamme
allative Pakistanillemme
essive Pakistaninamme
translative Pakistaniksemme
abessive Pakistanittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Pakistaninne
accusative nom. Pakistaninne
gen. Pakistaninne
genitive Pakistaninne
partitive Pakistanianne
inessive Pakistanissanne
elative Pakistanistanne
illative Pakistaniinne
adessive Pakistanillanne
ablative Pakistaniltanne
allative Pakistanillenne
essive Pakistaninanne
translative Pakistaniksenne
abessive Pakistanittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Pakistaninsa
accusative nom. Pakistaninsa
gen. Pakistaninsa
genitive Pakistaninsa
partitive Pakistaniaan
Pakistaniansa
inessive Pakistanissaan
Pakistanissansa
elative Pakistanistaan
Pakistanistansa
illative Pakistaniinsa
adessive Pakistanillaan
Pakistanillansa
ablative Pakistaniltaan
Pakistaniltansa
allative Pakistanilleen
Pakistanillensa
essive Pakistaninaan
Pakistaninansa
translative Pakistanikseen
Pakistaniksensa
abessive Pakistanittaan
Pakistanittansa
instructive
comitative

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Pakistan m

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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Pakistan

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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Pakistan n (proper noun, genitive Pakistans or (optionally with an article) Pakistan, plural (rare) Pakistan)

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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Further reading edit

  • Pakistan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Etymology edit

From English Pakistan.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /páː.kís.tàn/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [páː.cɪ́s.tàŋ]

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Pākistàn f

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.ki.stan/, /pa.kiˈstan/[1]
  • Rhymes: -akistan, -an
  • Hyphenation: Pà‧ki‧stan, Pa‧ki‧stàn

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Pakistan m

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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References edit

  1. ^ Pakistan in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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Il-Pakistan m

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia; official name: Repubblika Iżlamika tal-Pakistan)

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Pakistan

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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Pakistan

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /paˈkis.tan/
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  • Rhymes: -istan
  • Syllabification: Pa‧kis‧tan

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Pakistan m

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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nouns

Further reading edit

  • Pakistan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Pakistan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Pakistan

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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  • IPA(key): /pâkistaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧ki‧stan

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Pȁkistān m (Cyrillic spelling Па̏киста̄н)

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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Pakistan m inan (genitive singular Pakistanu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

References edit

  • Pakistan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Pakistan

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)
    Synonym: Pakistani

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Pakistan n (genitive Pakistans)

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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Borrowed from English Pakistan, from Urdu پاکستان (pākistān).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Pa‧kis‧tan
  • IPA(key): /ˈpakistan/, [ˈpa.xɪs.tɐn]

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Pákistán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

Further reading edit

  • Pakistan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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Pakistan

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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Pakistan

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

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