افغانستان

See also: أفغانستان‎

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /af.ɣaː.nis.taːn/

Proper noun

افغانستان • (ʾafḡānistān) f

1. Alternative form of أَفْغَانِسْتَان‎ (ʾafḡānistān)

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Ottoman Turkish

Proper noun

افغانستان • (Afganistan)

1. Afghanistan

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Pashto

Etymology

From Persian افغانستان‎ (afğânestân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afˈɣɑnˈɪsˈtɑn/, /apˈɣɑnˈɪsˈtɑn/

Proper noun

افغانستان • (afǧānestãn) m

1. Afghanistan

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Persian

Etymology

افغان‎ + ـستان‎

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /ʔafɣɑːnistɑːn/
• (Dari): IPA^(key): /ʔafɣɒːnɪstɒːn/
• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /ʔæfɣɒːnestɒːn/
  • (Tehrani): IPA^(key): /ʔæfɣɒːnestuːn/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /ʔafɣɔːnistɔːn/

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Proper noun

Dari Persian	افغانستان
Iranian Persian	افغانستان
Tajiki Persian	Афғонистон (Afġoniston)

افغانستان • (afğânestân)

1. Afghanistan

Related terms

• افغان‎ (afğân)
• افغانی‎ (afğâni)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian افغانستان‎ (afğânestân).

Proper noun

افغانستان • (afġānistān) m (Hindi spelling अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान)

1. Afghanistan

Related terms

• افغان‎ (afġān)
• افغانی‎ (afġānī)