Qadian
/ˈkɑː.dɪ.jɑːn/
Qadian proper noun: a town and municipal council in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India, the founding place of the Ahmadiyya community.
Proper noun
Qadian
Qadian meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
Qadian in Hindi
- town in Punjab, India
- कादियां kādiyā̃, क़ादियां qādiyā̃, क़ादियान qādiyān
Qadian in Urdu
- town in Punjab, India
- قادیان qādiyān, قادیان دارالامان qādiyān dār-ul-amān, قادیاں qādiyaṉ
Qadian in Bengali
- town in Punjab, India
- কাদিয়ান kadiẏan
Qadian in Malayalam
- town in Punjab, India
- ഖാദിയാൻ khādiyāṉ
More languagesFewer languages
- Qadian in Punjabi
- ਕਾਦੀਆਂ kādīā̃, قادیاں qādeyāṉ
- Qadian in Arabic
- قَادِيَان qādiyān
Forms of Qadian
| alternative form | Qadiyan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Kadian |
Origin of Qadian
Borrowed from Urdu قادیان (qādiyān), itself a corruption of قاضی ماضی (qāẓī māẓī), shortened to قادی (qādī), and eventually قادیان (qādiyān).
Words formed from Qadian
Questions about Qadian
- What does Qadian mean?
- Qadian means a town and municipal council in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India, the founding place of the Ahmadiyya community.
- What is Qadian in Hindi?
- Qadian in Hindi is कादियां (kādiyā̃), क़ादियां (qādiyā̃), क़ादियान (qādiyān). See Qadian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Qadian?
- Qadian is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Qadian?
- Qadian is pronounced /ˈkɑː.dɪ.jɑːn/.
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