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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).
Adjective
ਵਤਨ • (vatan) (Shahmukhi spelling وطن)
- 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.