Afghanistan

Type Country
Usage Pashto, Arabic, Urdu, Indian, Hindi, English, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Malay
Scripts افغانستان(Pashto, Urdu) أفغانستان(Arabic) अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान(Hindi)
Pronounced Pron. af-gha-nees-TAN(Arabic) af-GAN-i-stan(English) AF-GA-NEES-TAHN(French)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Pashto افغانستان (Afghanistan), from the Persian ethnic name افغان (Afghan) meaning "Afghan, Pashtun" combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the name of a country in central Asia.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesAfganistan(Bulgarian) Afganistan(Croatian) Afganistan(Estonian) Afganistan(Finnish) Afganistan(Greek) Afganistan(Icelandic) Afganistan(Indonesian) Avganistan(Macedonian) Afghanestan(Persian) Afganistan(Polish) Afeganistão(Portuguese) Afganistan(Russian) Avganistan(Serbian) Afganistan(Slovak) Afganistan(Slovene) Afganistán(Spanish)
User SubmissionAfghánistán

Categories

Asia, ends in -stan, Islamic countries, kingdoms, landlocked countries
Entry updated June 9, 2023