ਪਠਾਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna). Compare Pashto پښتانه.

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /pə.ʈʰäːɳə̆/
Audio (Pakistan): (file)
Rhymes: -äːɳ

Proper noun

ਪਠਾਣ • (paṭhāṇ) m (Shahmukhi spelling پَٹھاݨ)

Pashtun, Pathan
(historical) Afghan

Declension

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Declension of **ਪਠਾਣ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ)	ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ)
oblique	ਪਠਾਣ (paṭhāṇ)	ਪਠਾਣਾਂ (paṭhāṇā̃)
vocative	ਪਠਾਣਾ (paṭhāṇā)	ਪਠਾਣੋ (paṭhāṇo)
ablative	ਪਠਾਣੋਂ (paṭhāṇõ)	—
locative	ਪਠਾਣੇ (paṭhāṇe)	ਪਠਾਣੀਂ (paṭhāṇī̃)
instrumental	ਪਠਾਣੇ (paṭhāṇe)	ਪਠਾਣੀਂ (paṭhāṇī̃)

Adjective

ਪਠਾਣ • (paṭhāṇ) (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling پَٹھاݨ)

References

“ਪਠਾਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025