أفغانستان
afghānistān
In Arabic, Afghanistan is said as أفغانستان (afghānistān).
أفغانستان is the name of the country Afghanistan.
Meaning: country (name)
How do you pronounce it?
afghānistān
Did you know?
- The suffix ستان in أفغانستان comes from the Proto-Indo-European root for 'stand' or 'place'.
- While written in the Arabic alphabet, the word أفغانستان contains no roots from the traditional three-letter Arabic system.
- Even though it is used in Arabic, the name preserves the 'stān' ending, a feature that is common in names like 'Kazakhstan' or 'Uzbekistan' due to shared historical linguistic roots.
Examples in context
- الطالبان يسيطرون على أفغانستان.The Taliban control Afghanistan.Tatoeba #11648184 by dididodo, translation #11157148 by Amastan
- يبين الوضع في أفغانستان أهداف أمريكا وحاجتنا إلى العمل المشترك.The situation in Afghanistan demonstrates America's goals, and our need to work together.Tatoeba #377079 by saeb, translation #377078 by saeb
- أفغانستان في حرب.Afghanistan is at war.Tatoeba #11499379 by Amastan, translation #1802667 by Amastan
- أنا من أفغانستان.I'm from Afghanistan.
- هل زرت أفغانستان من قبل؟Have you ever been to Afghanistan?
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Layla and Ziad are discussing world geography.
- ليلى Laylaهل زرت أفغانستان من قبل؟Hal zurta Afghanistan min qabl?Have you visited Afghanistan before?
- زياد Ziadلا، لم أزرها أبداً.La, lam azurha abadan.No, I have never visited it.
- ليلى Laylaأريد معرفة المزيد عن أفغانستان.Uridu ma'rifat al-mazid 'an Afghanistan.I want to know more about Afghanistan.
- زياد Ziadيمكننا البحث عنها في الإنترنت.Yumkinuna al-bahth 'anha fi al-internet.We can search for it on the internet.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries أفغانستان, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
