અફઘાન

Gujarati

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈəpʰ.ɡʱɑn/
• Rhymes: -ɑn

Etymology 1

અફઘાન લોક

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْغَان (afğān), from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano, literally “people from a distant land”).

Adjective

અફઘાન • (aphaghān)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.

Noun

અફઘાન • (aphaghān) m

1. Afghan; a person from Afghanistan
2. (historical) Pashtun

   Synonym: પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ)

3. (historical) Kabuli

   Synonym: કાબૂલી (kābūlī)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْغَان (afğān), from Sogdian [script needed] (ʾβγʾn /⁠əfɣaːn⁠/).

Interjection

અફઘાન • (aphaghān) (rare)

1. alas
2. oh