افغانستان
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See also: أفغانستان
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- Աֆղանիսթան (Afğanistan /Afganistan/) — Armeno-Turkish
Etymology
From Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).
Proper noun
افغانستان • (Afganistan)
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
Descendants
- Turkish: Afganistan
Pashto
Etymology
From Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
افغانستان • (afǧānestān) m
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: کابل (kābә́l))
Persian
Etymology
From افغان (afğân) + ـستان (-estân).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | afğānistān |
| Dari reading? | afğānistān |
| Iranian reading? | afğânestân |
| Tajik reading? | afġoniston |
Proper noun
| Dari | افغانستان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | Афғонистон |
اَفْغانِسْتان • (afğânestân)
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
Related terms
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əf.ɣɑː.nɪs.t̪ɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Proper noun
اَفْغانِسْتان • (afġānistān) m (Hindi spelling अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान)
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
Related terms
- افغانی (afġānī)