The word "pataan"

[sal]

I've never heard of a pushtun mention the word "pataan" to another pushtun (in the right context of course), yet when they speak to pakistani's they use this word.

For example, "Ow tha pushtuna/pukhtuna tha." As opposed to "Ow tha pataan tha."

Does this mean this word is one used by pakistani's only and is not a pushtun word? Or is it just me?

[khashayar]

pathan pathan pathan pathan pathan

pathan pathan

pathan pathan pathan pathan pathan

pathan pathan

pathan pathan pathan pathan pathan

pathan pathan

pathan pathan pathan pathan pathan

pathan pathan


lolz

[sal]

"Pathan" is the Hindi/Urdu name for Pashtuns/Pakhtuns. It is used by Urdu/Hindi speaking people in the Indian Subcontinent. This word does not exist in Pashto and is considered to be derogatory by many of us, however, until recently (naming of N.W.F.P to Pakhtunkhwa) many Pakistanis did not know what Pashtun meant so the term "Pathan" was in use and still is today.

Well that answered my question and explains my observations! End of discussion.

[khashayar]

that was short and sweet.


THE END

[Shehbaz Khan]

Haha, good you said that it's the end else people over here could have proved it to you that it's all ISI's game :P

[کیش]

The ISI created that word to separate the Paktuns from Afghanistan, and the ones from Pakistan and India. I am on to those sonsof bytches.

[khushal]

I've never heard of a pushtun mention the word "pataan" to another pushtun (in the right context of course), yet when they speak to pakistani's they use this word.

For example, "Ow tha pushtuna/pukhtuna tha." As opposed to "Ow tha pataan tha."

Does this mean this word is one used by pakistani's only and is not a pushtun word? Or is it just me?

Someone told me that the indic people call us patan(robber) because our ancestors used to raid indic villages and take what they wanted. They would take women as wives and other loot. I don't know if this is accurate or not but they are the only ones that use it for us.

The other theory is the ISI made this story up to defame the pashtuns.

I kid of course.

[Nokia_Apridy]

Pathan Zmung sra dasey Khakh da laka sanga chay Afghan :P)

ka sanga malgaro ?

[graveyardofempires]

^
ghat saray yee zaan dey sharmoley dey

i know what phatan is.

[Nokia_Apridy]

grave Sok da SAL ?...

[sal]

The ISI created that word to separate the Paktuns from Afghanistan, and the ones from Pakistan and India. I am on to those sonsof bytches.

What's ISI? Someone made it up to divide us??

[sal]

grave Sok da SAL ?...

What? Don't understand...

[khashayar]

^ you don't understand cuz you're a 'pathan' wannabe. :P

[khashayar]

Isi wear black cloaks and carry umbrellas but really they are swords. Bad people.

[sal]

^ you don't understand cuz you're a 'pathan' wannabe. :P

Yeh you got me.