افغان

See also: أفغان

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

افغان • (Afgan)

1. Afghan

Adjective

افغان • (Afgan)

1. Afghan

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Pashto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afɣɑn/

Noun

افغان • (afǧân) m

1. 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)

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Persian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ân

Etymology 1

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

Noun

Dari	افغان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	афғон

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

1. Afghan
2. Pashtun

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	افغان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	афғон

1. alas
2. oh

Noun

افغان • (afğân)

1. lamentation
2. cry

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)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Persian افغان (afğân).

Noun

افغان • (afġān) m (Hindi spelling अफ़्ग़ान)

1. Afghan
2. Pashtun

Related terms

• افغانستان (afġānistān)
• افغانی (afġānī)