French word

pakistanais

Pronunciation

IPA/pakistanɛ/

Meaning

  • adjectivePakistani

Example

Il est pakistanais.

He is Pakistani.

Illustration for pakistanais (Pakistani)

More examples

Les étudiants pakistanais parlent souvent l'ourdou.

Pakistani students often speak Urdu.

Core concept

A person identified with Pakistan through nationality or origin.

Common phrases

  • un médecin pakistanais

    a Pakistani doctor

  • des commerçants pakistanais

    Pakistani shopkeepers

  • ce chauffeur pakistanais

    this Pakistani driver

Similar words

pakistanaise: A woman who holds Pakistani nationality.
citoyen: A person who holds citizenship in a country.
résident: A person who lives in a particular place.
immigré: A person who came from another country and lives there long term.

Definition in French

Qui est originaire du Pakistan ou en a la nationalité ; qui se rapporte au Pakistan.

Word origin

French pakistanais is formed from Pakistan with the suffix -ais, while Pakistan comes from Persian and Urdu pak, meaning "pure", and -stan, meaning "land".

Usage tips

  • As a noun, Pakistanais is capitalized, but the adjective remains lowercase, as in un Pakistanais and un écrivain pakistanais.

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