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Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).
Proper noun
افغانستان • (Afganistan)
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
Descendants
Pashto
Etymology
From Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afˈɣɑnˈɪsˈtɑn/, /apˈɣɑnˈɪsˈtɑn/
Proper noun
افغانستان • (afǧānestān) m
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
Persian
Etymology
افغان (afğân) + ـستان (-estân).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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afğānistān
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Dari reading?
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afğānistān
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Iranian reading?
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afğânestân
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Tajik reading?
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afġoniston
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Proper noun
اَفْغانِسْتان • (afğânestân)
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
اَفْغانِسْتان • (afġānistān) m (Hindi spelling अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान)
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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