افغانی

See also: أفغاني

Persian

Etymology

From افغان (afġân, “Afghan”) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaf.ɣaː.ˈniː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ɣɑː.níː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ɣɑː.níː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäv.ɣɑː.níː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäv.ɣɔː.ní]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæf.ɢɒː.níː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäf.ʁɔ.ní]

Readings
Classical reading?	afġānī
Dari reading?	afġānī
Iranian reading?	afġâni
Tajik reading?	afġoni

Adjective

Dari	افغانی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	афғонӣ

افغانی • (afġâni)

1. Afghan

Noun

Dari	افغانی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	афғонӣ

افغانی • (afġâni) (plural افغانی‌ها)

1. afghani (unit of currency in Afghanistan)
2. (Iran, potentially derogatory) synonym of افغان (afġân, “Afghan (person from Afghanistan)”)

Proper noun

Dari	افغانی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	афғонӣ

افغانی • (afġâni)

1. (archaic) synonym of پشتو (paštu, “Pashto (language)”)

Further reading

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “افغانی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul