Qadian

English

Alternative forms

  • Qadiyan, Kadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.dɪ.jɑːn/

Proper noun

Qadian

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

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