Qadian
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Urdu قادیان (qādiyān), itself a corruption of قاضی ماضی (qāẓī māẓī), shortened to قادی (qādī), and eventually قادیان (qādiyān).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editQadian
- A town and municipal council in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India, the founding place of the Ahmadiyya community.
Derived terms
edit- Qadiani (derogatory)
Translations
edittown in Punjab, India