afghan

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English

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Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈæfˌɡæn/, /ˈæfɡən/
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  • Rhymes: -æn

Noun

afghan (plural afghans)

  1. A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
  2. (Australia, New Zealand) A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.

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Adjective

afghan (feminine afghane, masculine plural afghans, feminine plural afghanes)

  1. (relational) of Afghanistan; Afghan

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Noun

afghan m (definite singular afghanen, indefinite plural afghanar, definite plural afghanane)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of afghanar

Swedish

afghan (2)

Etymology

From Persian افغان (afğân, “Afghan”) via Prakrit, from Sanskrit अवगाण (avagāṇa, “Afghan”).

Noun

afghan c

  1. Afghan; person, chiefly male, from Afghanistan
  2. Synonym of afghanhund (“Afghan Hound”).

Declension

Declension of afghan 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative afghan afghanen afghaner afghanerna
Genitive afghans afghanens afghaners afghanernas

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