वतन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وطن (vatan), from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan). Compare Bengali ওয়াতন (ōẇaton), Gujarati વતન (vatan).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋə.t̪ən/, [ʋɐ.t̪ɐ̃n]

Noun

वतन • (vatan) m (Urdu spelling وطن)

  1. homeland, one's country
    Synonym: स्वदेश (svadeś)
    • 1963, “Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo”, Kavi Pradeep (lyrics), C. Ramchandra (music):
      ऐ मेरे वतन के लोगों ज़रा आँख में भर लो पानी जो शहीद हुए हैं उनकी ज़रा याद करो क़ुर्बानी
      ai mere vatan ke logõ zarā ā̃kh mẽ bhar lo pānī jo śahīd hue ha͠i unkī zarā yād karo qurbānī
      O' people of my country, shed a few tears for and remember the sacrifice of the martyrs.

Declension
Declension of वतन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct वतन
vatan		 वतन
vatan
oblique वतन
vatan		 वतनों
vatanõ
vocative वतन
vatan		 वतनो
vatano
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