Pashto

Noun

افغان • ‎(afǧân) m

1. Afghan

Declension

Related terms

• افغانستان ‎(afǧânistân)

Persian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔæfˈɢɒːn/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔævˈɣɒːn]
• (Dari) IPA^(key): [ʔævˈɢɒːn]

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭡𐭢𐭠𐭭 ‎(abgân) from Sanskrit अवगाण ‎(avagāṇa).

Noun

افغان • ‎(afğân) ‎(plural افغان‌ها ‎(afğân-hâ))

1. Afghan
2. Pashtun

Derived terms

• افغانستان ‎(afğânestân)
• افغانی ‎(afğâni)

Etymology 2

From Sogdian ʾβγʾn ‎(əfγān). Compare Middle Persian ʾbxwʾn- ‎(abxwān-, “to call, cry”).

Alternative forms

• فغان ‎(fağân)

Interjection

افغان • ‎(afğân)

1. alas
2. oh

Noun

افغان • ‎(afğân)

1. lamentation
2. cry

Derived terms

• افغان برآوردن ‎(afğân bar-âvardan)
• افغان برداشتن ‎(afğân bar-dâštan)
• افغان برکشیدن ‎(afğân bar-kešidan)
• افغان کردن ‎(afğân kardan)

Synonyms

• زاری ‎(zâri)
• فریاد ‎(faryâd)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian افغان ‎(afğân).

Noun

افغان • ‎(afġān) m ‎(Hindi spelling अफ़्ग़ान)

1. Afghan
2. Pashtun

Related terms

• افغانستان ‎(afġānistān)
• افغانی ‎(afġānī)