पठान

Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), borrowed from Iranian. Compare Punjabi ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ), Gujarati પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ), Marathi पठाण (paṭhāṇ), Bengali পাঠান (paṭhan).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pə.ʈʰɑːn/

Noun

पठान • (paṭhān) m

a Pashtun, Pathan

Declension

Declension of पठान
	Singular	Plural
Direct	पठान (paṭhān)	पठान (paṭhān)
Oblique	पठान (paṭhān)	पठानों (paṭhānõ)
Vocative	पठान (paṭhān)	पठानो (paṭhāno)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पठान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 592
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “paṣṭāna (8014)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press