افاغنه
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
A pseudo-Arabism using a similar plural formation to words such as سلاجقه (selâcıka). Compare dialectal Arabic أَفَاغْنَة (ʔafāḡna), plural of أَفْغَانِيّ (ʔafḡāniyy).
Noun
افاغنه • (Efâgıne)
- plural of افغان (Efgân)
Descendants
- Turkish: Efagıne
See also
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “افاغنه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 153
Persian
Etymology
A pseudo-Arabism using a similar plural formation to words such as سلاجقه (salājiqa / salâjeġe). Compare dialectal Arabic أَفَاغْنَة (ʔafāḡna), plural of أَفْغَانِيّ (ʔafḡāniyy).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔa.faː.ɣi.ˈna/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.fɑː.ɣɪ.nǽ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæ.fɒː.ɢe.né]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔä.fɔ.ʁi.nǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | afāġina |
| Dari reading? | afāġina |
| Iranian reading? | afâġene |
| Tajik reading? | afoġina |
Noun
افاغنه • (afāġina / afâġene) (Tajik spelling афоғина)
- plural of افغان (afġân)
See also
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “افاغنه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim