آس
āsmasculine
The Pashto word for horse is آس (ās).
آس refers to members of the species Equus ferus.
Meaning: members of the species ''Equus ferus'' (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as ās.
Did you know?
- In certain Pashto poetic contexts, a horse is not just an animal but a symbol of 'ghayrat', representing courage and honor.
- Pashto culture possesses highly specialized vocabulary for horse colors that goes far beyond simple terms like 'black' or 'white', often treating specific shades as distinct identities.
- In certain regional Pashto dialects, the way one refers to a horse can signal the speaker's specific tribal or geographic background.
Examples in context
- هغه یو کوچنی آس دی.hagha yaw kuchanay aas de.That is a small horse.
Example conversation
Maryam and Khan are visiting a farm.
- مریم Maryamخان، هغه ښکلی آس وګوره!Khan, hagha khukuli as wagora!Khan, look at that beautiful horse!
- خان Khanهو، دا ډېر لوی دی.Ho, da der loy day.Yes, it is very big.
- مریم Maryamایا ته په آس سوارېدل خوښې؟Aya ta pa as sawaredal khwashey?Do you like riding horses?
- خان Khanهو، زه ډېر خوښوم.Ho, ze der khwashum.Yes, I like it very much.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “horse” translations and entries آس, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
