পাঠান

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna), from earlier *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), from Eastern Old Iranian *Parštāna. Cognate with Odia ପଠାଣ (paṭhāṇa), Maithili पठान (paṭhān), Gujarati પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ), Hindustani پَٹھان (paṭhān) / पठान (paṭhān), Nepali पठान (paṭhān), Punjabi ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ), Sindhi پَٺاڻُ (paṭhāṇu), Marathi पठाण (paṭhāṇ).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /paʈʰan/, [ˈpaʈʰan]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /patʰan/, [ˈpatʰan]

Noun

পাঠান • (paṭhan)

  1. Pashtun, Pathan, Afghan
    Synonyms: পশ্তুন (pośtun), আফগান (aphogan)

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative পাঠান (paṭhan)
objective পাঠানকে (paṭhan (semantically general or indefinite) / paṭhanke (semantically definite))
genitive পাঠানের (paṭhaner)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative পাঠানটা, পাঠানটি (paṭhanṭa (colloquial), paṭhanṭi (formal)) পাঠানেরা (paṭhanera)
objective পাঠানটাকে, পাঠানটিকে (paṭhanṭake (colloquial), paṭhanṭike (formal)) পাঠানদের(কে) (paṭhander(ke))
genitive পাঠানটার, পাঠানটির (paṭhanṭar (colloquial), paṭhanṭir (formal)) পাঠানদের (paṭhander)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Proper noun

পাঠান • (paṭhan)

  1. a surname, Pathan
    • (Can we date this quote?), Rahman, Sufi Mostafizur & Pathan, Habibulla & Rahman, Mizanur & Akhter, Shamima & Rayhan, Morshed, উয়ারী-বটেশ্বর[1], Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh:
      হাবিবুল্লা পাঠান উক্ত স্থানের প্রত্নবস্তু সংগ্রহ ও গবেষণার কাজ শুরু করেন।
      habibulla paṭhan uktô śthaner prôtnôbôstu śôṅgrôhô o gôbeśônar kaj śuru kôren.
      Habibulla Pathan started the work of collecting and researching the antiquities of that site.

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