Afghan
Of, from or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its cultureOf, from or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its culture.
» Afghan democracy needs to be preserved even with nuclear bombs.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of, from or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its culture.
afghanisch
афга́нскийafgánskij
афга́нськийafhánsʹkyj
of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people
(not comparable)Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.
paschtunisch
Examples
18 sentencesAfghan democracy needs to be preserved even with nuclear bombs.
Afghans need to resist the oppression that exists in their country.
Afghan culture is rich and diverse, reflecting its ethnic and historical tapestry.
Afghans need our support to develop their economy and to help them reconstruct their nation.
Do you have an Afghan passport?
ruУ вас есть афганский паспорт? — Balamax
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Classical Persian افغان (afġān, “Afghan”), from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano),Borrowed from Classical Persian افغان (afġān, “Afghan”), from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano), first attested in the fourth century CE, most likely a compound of *apāka- (“distant, faraway”), from Proto-Iranian *Hápa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa (“away”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó + *-āna (“ethnic group”), from Proto-Indo-European *-nós, thus: "people from a distant land". Various scholars have proposed Sanskrit etymologies since the nineteenth century (especially prior to the 2007 publication of earlier Bactrian attestations for the word), but linguist Johnny Cheung notes that these are "extremely difficult to reconcile" with recent evidence pointing to a Bactrian source.
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people:AfghaniAfghanistani