Afghan
A native or inhabitant of AfghanistanA native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghan citizenship or nationality and their descendants.
» Afghan democracy needs to be preserved even with nuclear bombs.
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5 sensesA native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghan citizenship or nationality and their descendants.
Afghane, Afghanin
афга́нецafgánec, афга́нкаafgánka
афга́нецьafhánecʹ, афга́нкаafhánka
a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
(dated)A person of Pashtun ethnicity.
Paschtune, Paschtunin
пушту́нpuštún, пушту́нкаpuštúnka
Synonym of Afghan rug.
Synonym of Afghan Hound.
Afghane
афга́нская борза́яafgánskaja borzája
Synonym of Afghan coat.
a coat made of sheepskin
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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Forms
plural: AfghansSynonyms
15 synonyms- a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan:Afghanistani
- tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East:Afghan hound
- a coat made of sheepskin:sheepskin coat
- an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan:PashtoPashtuPaxtoAfghaniAfghan languagePashto languagePashtu languageAfghani language
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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