Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

afghanistani

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
afghanistani
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people.

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 افغان (afġān /afġân) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـستان (-istān /-estân) Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān)bor. English Afghanistan English -i English Afghanistani From Afghanistan + -i.

Inflected Forms

Afghanistanis (plural) more Afghanistani (comparative) most Afghanistani (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Synonyms

Questions

What does afghanistani mean?
Any inhabitant of Afghanistan, whether of Afghan ethnicity or not.
Where does afghanistani come from?
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 افغان (afġān /afġân) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـستان (-istān /-estân) Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān)bor. English Afghanistan English -i English Afghanistani From Afghanistan + -i.

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