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ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ

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Punjabi

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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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpäː.kɪs.t̪äːn/

Proper noun

ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ (pākistān) m (Shahmukhi spelling پاکستان)

  1. Pakistan (a country in South Asia)

Derived terms

See also

countries in Asia: ਏਸ਼ੀਆ ਦੇ ਦੇਸ਼ (ēśīā de deś) (appendix)edit

References

  • ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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