"افغان" meaning in Persian

See افغان in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [ʔaf.ˈɣɑːn] [Classical-Persian], [ʔäf.ɣɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [ʔäf.ɣɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [ʔäv.ɣɑ́ːn] [Kabuli], [ʔäw.ɣʊː] (note: Hazaragi), [ʔæf.ɢɒ́ːn] [Iran, formal], [ʔäf.ʁɔ́n] [Tajik, formal] Forms: afğân [romanization]
Etymology: Derived from Sogdian [script needed] (ʾβγʾn /⁠əfɣaːn⁠/). Cognate with Middle Persian ʾbxwʾn- (abxwān-, “to call, cry”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|fa|sog||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=ʾβγʾn|ts=əfɣaːn}} Sogdian [script needed] (ʾβγʾn /⁠əfɣaːn⁠/), {{der+|fa|sog|tr=ʾβγʾn|ts=əfɣaːn}} Derived from Sogdian [script needed] (ʾβγʾn /⁠əfɣaːn⁠/), {{cog|pal|ʾbxwʾn-||to call, cry|tr=abxwān-}} Middle Persian ʾbxwʾn- (abxwān-, “to call, cry”) Head templates: {{head|fa|interjection|tr=afğân}} افغان • (afğân)
  1. alas
    Sense id: en-افغان-fa-intj-AaGG3XWN
  2. oh
    Sense id: en-افغان-fa-intj-zwQRmnBu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ʔaf.ˈɣɑːn] [Classical-Persian], [ʔäf.ɣɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [ʔäf.ɣɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [ʔäv.ɣɑ́ːn] [Kabuli], [ʔäw.ɣʊː] (note: Hazaragi), [ʔæf.ɢɒ́ːn] [Iran, formal], [ʔäf.ʁɔ́n] [Tajik, formal] Forms: afğân [romanization], افغانها [plural], افاغنه [plural], اوغان [alternative], اوغو [alternative]
Etymology: Derived from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano), first attested in the fourth century CE, most likely a compound of *apāka- (“distant, faraway”) + [script needed] (-āna, “ethnic group”): "people from a distant land". The /b/ > /f/ shift represents a phonetic peculiarity of the Early New Persian dialect of Khorasan. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|fa|xbc|αβαγανο|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano), {{der+|fa|xbc|αβαγανο}} Derived from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano), {{IPAfont|/b/ > /f/}} /b/ > /f/ Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|افغانها|or|افاغنه|||f1tr=afğân-hâ|f2tr=afâğene|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=afğân|tr2=|tr3=}} افغان • (afğân) (plural افغانها (afğân-hâ) or افاغنه (afâğene)), {{fa-noun|pl=افغانها|pl2=افاغنه|pl2tr=afâğene|tr=afğân}} افغان • (afğân) (plural افغانها (afğân-hâ) or افاغنه (afâğene))
  1. Afghan (a person from Afghanistan)
    Sense id: en-افغان-fa-noun-hrFaWVz5 Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 44 39 11
  2. (historical) Pashtun (a person of Pashtun ethnicity) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-افغان-fa-noun-PIUqFKho Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 44 39 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: افغانستان (afğânestân), افغانی (afğâni)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ʔaf.ˈɣɑːn] [Classical-Persian], [ʔäf.ɣɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [ʔäf.ɣɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [ʔäv.ɣɑ́ːn] [Kabuli], [ʔäw.ɣʊː] (note: Hazaragi), [ʔæf.ɢɒ́ːn] [Iran, formal], [ʔäf.ʁɔ́n] [Tajik, formal] Forms: afğân [romanization], فغان [alternative], اوغان [alternative]
Etymology: Derived from Sogdian [script needed] (ʾβγʾn /⁠əfɣaːn⁠/). Cognate with Middle Persian ʾbxwʾn- (abxwān-, “to call, cry”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|fa|sog||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=ʾβγʾn|ts=əfɣaːn}} Sogdian [script needed] (ʾβγʾn /⁠əfɣaːn⁠/), {{der+|fa|sog|tr=ʾβγʾn|ts=əfɣaːn}} Derived from Sogdian [script needed] (ʾβγʾn /⁠əfɣaːn⁠/), {{cog|pal|ʾbxwʾn-||to call, cry|tr=abxwān-}} Middle Persian ʾbxwʾn- (abxwān-, “to call, cry”) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|||||||f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=afğân|tr2=|tr3=}} افغان • (afğân), {{fa-noun|tr=afğân}} افغان • (afğân)
  1. lamentation, cry Synonyms: زاری, فریاد Derived forms: افغان برآوردن (afğân bar-âvardan), افغان برداشتن (afğân bar-dâštan), افغان برکشیدن (afğân bar-kešidan), افغان کردن (afğân kardan)
    Sense id: en-افغان-fa-noun-srGsslDg Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 44 39 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "afğân kardan",
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          "word": "زاری"
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  ],
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    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Requests for native script for Bactrian terms",
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  "etymology_text": "Derived from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano), first attested in the fourth century CE, most likely a compound of *apāka- (“distant, faraway”) + [script needed] (-āna, “ethnic group”): \"people from a distant land\". The /b/ > /f/ shift represents a phonetic peculiarity of the Early New Persian dialect of Khorasan.",
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      "form": "افغانها",
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      "form": "افاغنه",
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      "form": "اوغان",
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          "Afghanistan",
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      "ipa": "[ʔäf.ɣɑ́ːn]",
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      "ipa": "[ʔäf.ɣɑ́ːn]",
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      "ipa": "[ʔäw.ɣʊː]",
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      ]
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      "ipa": "[ʔäf.ʁɔ́n]",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "افغان"
}

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      "glosses": [
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          "oh"
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      "ipa": "[ʔäw.ɣʊː]",
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  "word": "افغان"
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      "roman": "afğân bar-âvardan",
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    },
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      "roman": "afğân bar-dâštan",
      "word": "افغان برداشتن"
    },
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      "roman": "afğân bar-kešidan",
      "word": "افغان برکشیدن"
    },
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      "roman": "afğân kardan",
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    }
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      "form": "afğân",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "فغان",
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    },
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      "form": "اوغان",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "زاری"
        },
        {
          "word": "فریاد"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ʔaf.ˈɣɑːn]",
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        "Classical-Persian"
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      "ipa": "[ʔäf.ɣɑ́ːn]",
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        "Dari",
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      "ipa": "[ʔäf.ɣɑ́ːn]",
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        "Dari",
        "formal"
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      "ipa": "[ʔäw.ɣʊː]",
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      "ipa": "[ʔæf.ɢɒ́ːn]",
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        "Iran",
        "formal"
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      "ipa": "[ʔäf.ʁɔ́n]",
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        "Tajik",
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  ],
  "word": "افغان"
}

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