افغانستان

See also: أفغانستان

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Աֆղանիսթան (Afğanistan /⁠Afganistan⁠/) — Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

From Classical Persian (afğānistān).

Proper noun

افغانستان • (Afganistan)

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Descendants

Turkish: Afganistan

Pashto

Etymology

From Classical Persian (afğānistān).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /afˈɣɑnˈɪsˈtɑn/, /apˈɣɑnˈɪsˈtɑn/

Proper noun

افغانستان • (afǧānestān) m

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Persian

Etymology

(afğân) +‎ (-estân).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔaf.ɣɑː.nis.ˈtɑːn]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ɣɑː.nɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäv.ɣɑː.nɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäv.ɣɔː.nis.t̪ʰɔ́ːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæf.ɢɒː.nes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ʁɔ.nis.t̪ʰɔ́n]

Readings
Classical reading^?	afğānistān
Dari reading^?	afğānistān
Iranian reading^?	afğânestân
Tajik reading^?	afġoniston

Audio (Iran) (file)
Rhymes: -ân

Proper noun


Iranian Persian	افغانستان
Dari	افغانستان
Tajik	Афғонистон

اَفْغانِسْتان • (afğânestân)

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Related terms

افغان (afğân)
افغانی (afğâni)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (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)

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