Qadian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑː.dɪ.jɑːn/

Word forms

Qadian Qadiyan Kadian

Etymology

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

Derived words

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