vatan

See also: Vatan

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish وطن (vatan, “home; homeland; stable, coop”), from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaˈtan/
• Rhymes: -tan
• Hyphenation: va‧tán

Noun

vatan m (definite vatani) (uncountable, colloquial, higher register)

1. fatherland, motherland

   Synonyms: atdhe, mëmëdhe

2. homeland, birthplace

   Synonym: vendlindje

References

• “vatan”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “vatan”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “vatan”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 499

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Noun

vatan

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

Declension

Declension of vatan

nominative	vatan
genitive	vatannıñ
dative	vatanğa
accusative	vatannı
locative	vatanda
ablative	vatandan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Noun

vatan (Cyrillic spelling ватан)

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

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish وطن (vatan, “home; homeland; stable, coop”), from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑtɑn/, [vɑ.t̟ʰɑn̟]

• Audio:

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Noun

vatan (definite accusative vatanı, plural vatanlar)

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

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	vatan
Definite accusative	vatanı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vatan	vatanlar
Definite accusative	vatanı	vatanları
Dative	vatana	vatanlara
Locative	vatanda	vatanlarda
Ablative	vatandan	vatanlardan
Genitive	vatanın	vatanların

Synonyms

• yurt

Derived terms

• anavatan
• vatandaş

Related terms

• vatanî

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vatan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “وطن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2141

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic	ватан (vatan)‍
Latin	vatan‍
Perso-Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Noun

vatan (plural vatanlar)

1. homeland, home country

Declension

Declension of vatan

	singular	plural
nominative	vatan	vatanlar
genitive	vatanning	vatanlarning
dative	vatanga	vatanlarga
definite accusative	vatanni	vatanlarni
locative	vatanda	vatanlarda
ablative	vatandan	vatanlardan

Possessive forms of vatan

my	singular	plural
nominative	vatanim	vatanlarim
genitive	vatanimning	vatanlarimning
dative	vatanimga	vatanlarimga
definite accusative	vatanimni	vatanlarimni
locative	vatanimda	vatanlarimda
ablative	vatanimdan	vatanlarimdan
your	singular	plural
nominative	vataning	vatanlaring
genitive	vataningning	vatanlaringning
dative	vataningga	vatanlaringga
definite accusative	vataningni	vatanlaringni
locative	vataningda	vatanlaringda
ablative	vataningdan	vatanlaringdan
her/his/its	singular	plural
nominative	vatani	vatanlari
genitive	vatanining	vatanlarining
dative	vataniga	vatanlariga
definite accusative	vatanini	vatanlarini
locative	vatanida	vatanlarida
ablative	vatanidan	vatanlaridan
our	singular	plural
nominative	vatanimiz	vatanlarimiz
genitive	vatanimizning	vatanlarimizning
dative	vatanimizga	vatanlarimizga
definite accusative	vatanimizni	vatanlarimizni
locative	vatanimizda	vatanlarimizda
ablative	vatanimizdan	vatanlarimizdan
your	singular	plural
nominative	vataningiz	vatanlaringiz
genitive	vataningizning	vatanlaringizning
dative	vataningizga	vatanlaringizga
definite accusative	vataningizni	vatanlaringizni
locative	vataningizda	vatanlaringizda
ablative	vataningizdan	vatanlaringizdan
their	singular	plural
nominative	vatani	vatanlari
genitive	vatanining	vatanlarining
dative	vataniga	vatanlariga
definite accusative	vatanini	vatanlarini
locative	vatanida	vatanlarida
ablative	vatanidan	vatanlaridan