Afghani

See also: afghani

English

Etymology

From Afghan +‎ -i, or directly from Persian افغانی (“Afghan (nonstandard)”).

Noun

Afghani (plural Afghanis)

1. Alternative letter-case form of afghani (“Afghanistan's unit of currency”)
   • 1990, Central Asia, numbers 26-27, page 137:

     A nan (bread) costs 25 Afghanis : a kilogram of beef 800 Afghanis and mutton of the same weight for 1200 Afghanis; […]

2. (uncommon, proscribed) An Afghan; a native, inhabitant or national of Afghanistan.
   • 2003, Jean-Michel Monod, quoted in Intercultural Management →ISBN, page 182:

     This is not the way Afghanis conduct business. For the Afghans, time is not of the essence.

Usage notes

• The usual term for a person from Afghanistan is Afghan; Afghani is uncommon and deprecated by some style guides.

Translations

citizen or native of Afghanistan — see Afghan

money — see afghani

Adjective

Afghani (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its language.

Translations

relating to Afghanistan — see Afghan