Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Afghani en · ADJ
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂épo
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa
Proto-Iranian *Hápa
Bactrian *apāka-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Bactrian *-āna
Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der.
Classical Persian افغانbor.
English Afghan
English -i
Persian افغانی (afġānī / afġâni)bor.
English Afghani
From Afghan + -i, or borrowed from Persian افغانی (afġānī / afġâni).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its language.
Afghani en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂épo
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa
Proto-Iranian *Hápa
Bactrian *apāka-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Bactrian *-āna
Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der.
Classical Persian افغانbor.
English Afghan
English -i
Persian افغانی (afġānī / afġâni)bor.
English Afghani
From Afghan + -i, or borrowed from Persian افغانی (afġānī / afġâni).
Meanings
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(alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of afghani (“Afghanistan's unit of currency”).
A nan (bread) costs 25 Afghanis : a kilogram of beef 800 Afghanis and mutton of the same weight for 1200 Afghanis; […]
1990, Central Asia, numbers 26-27, page 137:
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(proscribed, uncommon) An Afghan; a native, inhabitant or national of Afghanistan.
This is not the way Afghanis conduct business. For the Afghans, time is not of the essence.
2003, Jean-Michel Monod, quoted in Intercultural Management →ISBN, page 182
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Afghani en · PROPN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂épo
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa
Proto-Iranian *Hápa
Bactrian *apāka-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Bactrian *-āna
Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der.
Classical Persian افغانbor.
English Afghan
English -i
Persian افغانی (afġānī / afġâni)bor.
English Afghani
From Afghan + -i, or borrowed from Persian افغانی (afġānī / afġâni).
Meanings
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A surname from Persian.
Forms