افغانستان

See also: أفغانستان

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• Աֆղանիսթան (Afğanistan /⁠Afganistan⁠/) — Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

From Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān).

Proper noun

افغانستان • (Afganistan)

1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Descendants

• Turkish: Afganistan

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /af.ɣɑ.nɪ.stɑn/, /ap.ɣɑ.nɪ.stɑn/, [äv.ɣɑ́.nɪ.s̪t̪ɑ́n], [äb.ɣɑ́.nɪ.s̪t̪ɑ́n], [a̠ʊ̯.ɣɑ́.nɪ.s̪t̪ɑ́n]

Proper noun

افغانستان • (afǧānistā́n) m

1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Persian

Etymology

From افغان (afġān / afġân) +‎ ـستان (-istān / -estân).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaf.ɣaː.nis.ˈtaːn/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ɣɑː.nɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ɣɑː.nɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ɣɑː.nɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ɣɔː.nis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæf.ɢɒː.nes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ʁɔ.nis.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading?	afġānistān
Dari reading?	afġānistān
Iranian reading?	afġânestân
Tajik reading?	afġoniston

• Audio (Iran):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Proper noun

افغانستان • (afġānistān / afġânestân) (Tajik spelling Афғонистон)

1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Related terms

• افغان (afġān / afġân)
• افغانی (afġānī / afġâni)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əf.ɣɑː.nɪs.t̪ɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Proper noun

اَفْغانِسْتان • (afġānistān) m (Hindi spelling अफ़ग़ानिस्तान)

1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Related terms

• افغانی (afġānī)

Uzbek

Proper noun

اَفْغانِسْتان (afgʻoniston)

1. Afghan Uzbek spelling of Afgʻoniston (“Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)”)