ਵਤਨ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Adjective

ਵਤਨ • (vatan) (Shahmukhi spelling وطن)

1. homeland, native country
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Ravidas, translation by Inni Kaur and Harinder Singh, ang 345:

     ਅਬ ਮੋਹਿ ਖੂਬ ਵਤਨ ਗਹ ਪਾਈ ਊਹਾਂ ਖੈਰਿ ਸਦਾ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ

     ab mohe khūb vatan gah pāē ūhā̃ khaer sadā mere bhāē

     Now I have discovered a great homeland. O! My brother there is always goodness there.

References

• “ਵਤਨ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵਤਨ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.