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English
Etymology
Afghan + -i, or directly from Persian افغانی (“Afghan (nonstandard)”)
Noun
Afghani (plural Afghanis)
- 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; […]
- (uncommon) 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 AfghanAdjective
Afghani (not comparable)
- Of or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its language.
Translations
relating to Afghanistan
— see AfghanReferences