Afghan

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English

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Afghan hound

Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian افغان (afğān, Afghan), from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano), first attested in the fourth century CE, most likely a compound of *apāka- (distant, faraway), from Proto-Iranian *Hapá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hapá (away), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó + *-āna (ethnic group), from Proto-Indo-European *-nós, thus: "people from a distant land".[1] Various scholars have proposed Sanskrit etymologies since the nineteenth century (especially prior to the 2007 publication of earlier Bactrian attestations for the word), but linguist Johnny Cheung notes that these are "extremely difficult to reconcile" with recent evidence pointing to a Bactrian source.

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Noun

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Afghan (plural Afghans)

  1. A person from Afghanistan.
    Hyponym: Kabuli
  2. (historical) A person of Pashtun ethnicity.
  3. Synonym of Afghan Hound.

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Proper noun

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Afghan

  1. Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
  2. (UK, military slang) Clipping of Afghanistan.
    He will be in Afghan for another six months.

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Adjective

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Afghan (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.
    Hyponym: Kabuli
  2. Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.

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References

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  1. ^ Johnny Cheung (2017) “On the Origin of the Terms "Afghan" & "Pashtun" (Again)”, in Enrico Morano, Elio Provasi & Adriano V. Rossi, editors, Studia Philologica Iranica: Gherardo Gnoli Memorial Volume, Rome, Italy: Scienze e Lettere, →ISBN, pages 31—51

French

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Etymology

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Derived from Persian افغان (afğân).

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Noun

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Afghan m (plural Afghans, feminine Afghane)

  1. Afghan (a resident or native of Afghanistan)
    Hyponym: Kabulien
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