خیبر پختونخوا

Persian

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xäj.bäɾ pʰʊx.t̪ʰuːn.xɑː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xäj.bäɾ pʰʊx.t̪ʰuːn.xɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xäj.bäɾ pʰux.t̪ʰun.xɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? xaybar puxtūnxwā
Dari reading? xaybar puxtūnxā
Iranian reading? xeybar poxtunxâ
Tajik reading? xaybar puxtunxo

Proper noun

Dari خیبر پختونخوا
Iranian Persian
Tajik Хайбер-Пухтунхво

خیبر پختونخوا • (xeyber poxtunxvâ)

  1. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (a province in northwestern Pakistan)

Urdu

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 ख़ैबर पख़्तूनख़्वा)

  1. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (a province of Pakistan).

Descendants

  • English: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

See also

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