Afghanistan

Type Country
Usage Pashto, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, English, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Malay
Scripts افغانستان(Pashto, Urdu) أفغانستان(Arabic) अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान(Hindi)
Pronounced Pron. /ʔaf.ɣaː.nis.ˈtaːn/(Arabic) /əf.ˈɣɑː.nɪs.t̪ɑːn/(Urdu, Hindi) /æf.ˈɡæn.ɪ.ˌstæn/(English) /af.ˈɡaː.nɪ.staːn/(German) /ɑf.ˈxaː.ni.ˌstɑn/(Dutch) /af.ɡa.nis.tɑ̃/(French) /af.ˈɡa.ni.stan/(Italian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

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

Related Names

RootsAfghān + stān
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 October 6, 2024