Afghani

See also: afghani

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂épo

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa

Proto-Iranian *Hápa

Bactrian *apāka-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Bactrian *-āna

Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der.

Classical Persian افغانbor.

English Afghan

Proto-Afroasiatic

Proto-Semitic

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)bor.

Hebrew ־י (-i)bor.

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas

Old Persian -𐎡𐎣 (-i-k)

Middle Persian -yk' (/⁠-īg⁠/)

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Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ.

Persian ـی (-ī)bor.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *i-

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Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas

Sanskrit -इक (-ika)

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas

Sanskrit -ईय (-īya)

Prakrit -इय (-iya)

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Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)influ.

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Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)influ.

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Sanskrit -ई (-ī)influ.

Hindi -ई (-ī)bor.

Middle Persian 𐭩𐭧 (yḥ /⁠-īh⁠/)

Classical Persian ـِی (-ī)bor.

Urdu ـی (-ī)bor.

English -i

Persian افغانی (afġānī / afġâni)bor.

English Afghani

From Afghan + -i, or borrowed from Persian افغانی (afġānī / afġâni).

Adjective

Afghani (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its language.

Translations

relating to Afghanistan — see Afghan

Noun

Afghani (plural Afghanis)

1. Alternative letter-case form of afghani (“Afghanistan's unit of currency”).
   • 1990, Central Asia, numbers 26-27, page 137:

     A nan (bread) costs 25 Afghanis : a kilogram of beef 800 Afghanis and mutton of the same weight for 1200 Afghanis; […]

2. (uncommon, proscribed) An Afghan; a native, inhabitant or national of Afghanistan.
   • 2003, Jean-Michel Monod, quoted in Intercultural Management →ISBN, page 182:

     This is not the way Afghanis conduct business. For the Afghans, time is not of the essence.

Usage notes

• The usual term for a person from Afghanistan is Afghan; Afghani is uncommon and deprecated by some style guides.

Translations

citizen or native of Afghanistan — see Afghan

money — see afghani

Proper noun

Afghani (plural Afghanis)

1. A surname from Persian.