افغان

See also: أفغان‎

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian (afğân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭡𐭢𐭠𐭭‎ (abgân) from Sanskrit अवगाण (avagāṇa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /afɣɑn/

Noun

افغان • (afǧân) m

Afghan

Declension

declension of افغان

	singular		plural
direct	افغان (afǧân)		افغانان‎ (afǧânân)
oblique	افغان (afǧân)		افغانانو‎ (afǧânâno)
vocative	افغانه‎ (afǧâna)		افغانانو‎ (afǧânâno)

Related terms

افغانستان‎ (afǧânistân)

Persian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔæfˈɢɒːn/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔævˈɣɒːn]
(Dari) IPA^(key): [ʔævˈɢɒːn]

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭡𐭢𐭠𐭭‎ (abgân) from Sanskrit अवगाण (avagāṇa).

Noun

Dari Persian	افغان‎
Iranian Persian	افغان‎
Tajiki Persian	афғон (afġon)

افغان • (afğân) (plural افغان‌ها‎ (afğân-hâ))

Derived terms

افغانستان‎ (afğânestân)
افغانی‎ (afğâni)

Etymology 2

From Sogdian [script needed] (ʾβγʾn /əfγān/). Compare Middle Persian ʾbxwʾn- (abxwān-, “to call, cry”).

Alternative forms

فغان‎ (fağân)

Interjection

Dari Persian	افغان‎
Iranian Persian	افغان‎
Tajiki Persian	афғон (afġon)

افغان • (afğân)

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Noun

افغان • (afğân)

Synonyms

زاری‎ (zâri)
فریاد‎ (faryâd)

Derived terms

افغان برآوردن‎ (afğân bar-âvardan)
افغان برداشتن‎ (afğân bar-dâštan)
افغان برکشیدن‎ (afğân bar-kešidan)
افغان کردن‎ (afğân kardan)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian (afğân).

Noun

افغان • (afġān) m (Hindi spelling अफ़्ग़ान)

Related terms

افغانستان‎ (afġānistān)
افغانی‎ (afġānī)

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