अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian افغانستان (afġānistān). By surface analysis, अफ़्ग़ान (afġān) + -इस्तान (-istān).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /əf.ɣɑː.nɪs.t̪ɑːn/, [ɐf.ɣäː.nɪs.t̪ä̃ːn], /əpʰ.ɡɑː.nɪs.t̪ɑːn/, [ɐpʰ.ɡäː.nɪs.t̪ä̃ːn]
Proper noun
अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान • (afġānistān) m (Urdu spelling افغانستان)
- Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान afġānistān |
| oblique | अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान afġānistān |
| vocative | अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान afġānistān |
Related terms
- अफ़्ग़ानी (afġānī)