افغانستان
See also: أفغانستان
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- Աֆղանիսթան (Afğanistan /Afganistan/) — Armeno-Turkish
Etymology
From Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān).
Proper noun
افغانستان • (Afganistan)
- Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
Descendants
- Turkish: Afganistan
Pashto
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afˈɣɑnˈɪsˈtɑn/, /apˈɣɑnˈɪsˈtɑn/
Proper noun
افغانستان • (afǧānestān) m
- Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: کابل (kābә́l))
Persian
Etymology
From افغان (afġān / afġân) + ـستان (-istān / -estân).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔaf.ɣaː.nis.ˈtaːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäf.ɣɑː.nɪs.t̪ʰɑ́ːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæf.ɢɒː.nes.t̪ʰɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäf.ʁɔ.nis.t̪ʰɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | afġānistān |
| Dari reading? | afġānistān |
| Iranian reading? | afġânestân |
| Tajik reading? | afġoniston |
Audio (Iran): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːn
Proper noun
افغانستان • (afġānistān / afġânestân) (Tajik spelling Афғонистон)
- Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
Related terms
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān).
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)
Uzbek
Proper noun
اَفْغانِسْتان (afgʻoniston)
- Afghan Uzbek spelling of Afgʻoniston (“Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)”)