ਪਠਾਨੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

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

Noun

ਪਠਾਨੁ (paṭhānu) m

1. Pashtun, Pathan

Descendants

• Punjabi: paṭhāṇ

  Gurmukhi script: ਪਠਾਣ

  Shahmukhi script: پَٹھاݨ

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਪਠਾਨੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 179.
• “ਪਠਾਨ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452