"ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ" meaning in All languages combined

See ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ on Wiktionary

Proper name [Punjabi]

IPA: /ˈpäː.kɪs.t̪äːn/ Forms: pākistān [romanization], پاکستان [Shahmukhi]
Etymology: From ਪਾਕ (pāk, “pure, holy, immaculate, chaste, undefiled”) + -ਇਸਤਾਨ (-istān, “-istan”), which derive from Classical Persian. The word was coined by Choudhary Rahmat Ali, who published it in the pamphlet Now or Never issued on January 28, 1933, as an acronym of the names of the "Muslim homelands" of western India—Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Balochistan. An i was later added to the name to ease pronunciation. Etymology templates: {{suf|pa|ਪਾਕ<t:pure, holy, immaculate, chaste, undefiled>|-ਇਸਤਾਨ <t:-istan>}} ਪਾਕ (pāk, “pure, holy, immaculate, chaste, undefiled”) + -ਇਸਤਾਨ (-istān, “-istan”), {{der|pa|fa-cls|-}} Classical Persian Head templates: {{pa-proper noun|m|sha=پاکستان}} ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ • (pākistān) m (Shahmukhi spelling پاکستان)
  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia) Wikipedia link: Choudhary Rahmat Ali Tags: masculine Categories (place): Countries in Asia Derived forms: ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ (pākistānī)
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