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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish وطن (vatan, “home; homeland; stable, coop”), from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaˈtan/
- Rhymes: -tan
- Hyphenation: va‧tán
Noun
vatan m (definite vatani) (uncountable, colloquial, higher register)
- fatherland, motherland
- Synonyms: atdhe, mëmëdhe
- homeland, birthplace
- Synonym: vendlindje
References
- “vatan”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
- “vatan”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “vatan”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 499
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).
Noun
vatan
- homeland, home country
- motherland, fatherland, mother country
Declension
Declension of vatan
nominative
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vatan
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genitive
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vatannıñ
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dative
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vatanğa
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accusative
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vatannı
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locative
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vatanda
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ablative
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vatandan
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References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Tatar
Etymology
From Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).
Noun
vatan (Cyrillic spelling ватан)
- homeland, home country
- motherland, fatherland, mother country
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish وطن (vatan, “home; homeland; stable, coop”), from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).
Pronunciation
Noun
vatan (definite accusative vatanı, plural vatanlar)
- homeland, home country
- motherland, fatherland, mother country
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
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References
Uzbek
Etymology
From Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).
Noun
vatan (plural vatanlar)
- homeland, home country
Declension
Possessive forms of vatan