AFGHANI

Afghani, Afghan, Afghanistani

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people

Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghani, Afghan

(noun) an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan

afghani

(noun) the basic unit of money in Afghanistan

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

afghani (plural afghanis)

the monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul

Etymology

Noun

Afghani (plural Afghanis)

Alternative letter-case form of afghani (“Afghanistan's unit of currency”)

(uncommon) An Afghan; a native, inhabitant or national of Afghanistan.

Usage notes

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

Adjective

Afghani (not comparable)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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