See also: باک, باگ, and تاک

Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (pʾk' /⁠pāk⁠/, clean, pure, holy), from Proto-Iranian *pawHākáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pawHākás, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (to cleanse, purify). Cognate with Sanskrit पावक (pāvaká, pure, clean, clear), Latin purus.

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? pāk
Dari reading? pāk
Iranian reading? pâk
Tajik reading? pok

Adjective

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Dari پاک
Iranian Persian
Tajik пок, тоза

پاک (pâk)

  1. clean, pure
  2. innocent, clean-handed, sinless
  3. holy
  4. (dialectal) all
    پاک مردم رفتنه.
  5. (dialectal) every
  6. (dialectal) everyone

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “pāk”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 64.

Urdu

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Etymology 1

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From Classical Persian پاک (pāk).

Adjective

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پاک (pāk) (Hindi spelling पाक)

  1. clean, pure

Etymology 2

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Shortening of پَاکِسْتَان (pākistān), itself from پاک (pāk)ـِسْتَان (-istān).

Noun

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پَاک (pākm (Hindi spelling पाक)

  1. Clipping of پاکستان.
    پاک فَوجpāk faujPakistan army

Ushojo

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Etymology

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From Urdu پاک (pāk).

Noun

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پاک (pāk)

  1. bright, pure