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خیبر پختونخوا

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Persian

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xaybar puxtūnxwā
Dari reading? xaybar puxtūnxā
Iranian reading? xeybar poxtunxâ
Tajik reading? xaybar puxtunxo

Proper noun

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Dari خیبر پختونخوا
Iranian Persian
Tajik Хайбер-Пухтунхво

خیبر پختونخوا (xeyber poxtunxvâ)

  1. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (a province in northwestern Pakistan)

Urdu

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Etymology

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From خیبر (xaibar, Khyber) +‎ پختونخوا (paxtūnxvā, Land of the Pashtun), literally the Khyber side of the Pashtun heartland. Compare Pashto خېبر پښتونخوا (xēbar paẍtunxwâ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xɛː.bəɾ‿pəx.t̪uːn.xwɑː/, /xɛː.bəɾ‿pəx.t̪uːŋ.xwɑː/
  • Audio (Pakistan):(file)

Proper noun

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خَیْبَر پَخْتُونخْوا (xaibar-paxtūnxvām (Hindi spelling ख़ै्बर पख़्तूनख़्वा)

  1. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (a province in northwestern Pakistan)

Descendants

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  • English: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

See also

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