Qadian

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/ˈkɑː.dɪ.jɑːn/

proper noun

A town and municipal council in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India, the founding place of the Ahmadiyya community.

OriginUrdu قادیان →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Qadiyan · alternative Kadian

  1. A town and municipal council in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India, the founding place of the Ahmadiyya community.

Origin

  1. Urduقادیان
  2. EnglishQadian

Borrowed from Urdu قادیان (qādiyān), itself a corruption of قاضی ماضی (qāẓī māẓī), shortened to قادی (qādī), and eventually قادیان (qādiyān).

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Translations

Arabic قَادِيَان
  • قَادِيَان (qādiyān)town in Punjab, India
Bengali কাদিয়ান
  • কাদিয়ান (kadiẏan)town in Punjab, India
Hebrew קַאדִיָאן
  • קַאדִיָאן (qādiyān)town in Punjab, India
Hindi कादियां, क़ादियां
  • कादियां (kādiyā̃)town in Punjab, India
  • क़ादियां (qādiyā̃)town in Punjab, India
  • क़ादियान (qādiyān)town in Punjab, India
Punjabi ਕਾਦੀਆਂ, قادیاں
  • ਕਾਦੀਆਂ (kādīā̃)town in Punjab, India
  • قادیاں (qādeyāṉ)town in Punjab, India
Urdu قادیان, قادیان دارالامان
  • قادیان (qādiyān)town in Punjab, India
  • قادیان دارالامان (qādiyān dār-ul-amān)town in Punjab, India
  • قادیاں (qādiyaṉ)town in Punjab, India
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Chicago

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