خیبر پختونخوا
Persian
| Dari | خیبر پختونخوا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Хайбер-Пухтунхво |
Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu خَیبَر پَخْتُونْخْوَا (xaibar paxtūnxvā).
Pronunciation
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xäj.bäɾ pʰäx.t̪ʰuːn.xɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xej.bæɹ pʰæx.t̪ʰuːn.xɒː]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | xaybar paxtūnxā |
| Iranian reading? | xeybar paxtunxâ |
Proper noun
خیبر پختونخوا • (xaybar paxtūnxwā / xeybar paxtunxâ)
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (a province in northwestern Pakistan)
Urdu
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Etymology
From خیبر (xaibar, “Khyber”) + پختونخوا (paxtūnxvā, “Land of the Pashtun”), literally “the Khyber side of the Pashtun heartland”. Compare Pashto خېبر پښتونخوا (xēbar paẍtunxwâ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xɛː.bəɾ‿pəx.t̪uːn.xwɑː/, /xɛː.bəɾ‿pəx.t̪uːŋ.xwɑː/
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Proper noun
خَیْبَر پَخْتُونخْوا • (xaibar-paxtūnxvā) m (Hindi spelling ख़ै्बर पख़्तूनख़्वा)
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (a province in northwestern Pakistan)
Descendants
- → English: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
See also
provinces and territories of Pakistan: پاکِسْتان کی اِنْتِظامی تَقْسِیمیں (pākistān kī intizāmī taqsīmẽ)edit
- آزاد کَشْمِیر (āzād kaśmīr)
- اِسْلام آباد وِفاقی دارْاَلْحَکُومَت (islām ābād vifāqī dār-alhakūmat)
- بَلوچِسْتان (balocistān)
- خَیبَر پَخْتُونْخْوا (xaibar paxtūnxvā)
- سِنْدھ (sindh)
- پَنْجاب (panjāb)
- گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان (gilgit baltistān)