Afridi

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noun

A member of a Pashtun tribe.

OriginHindustani ← Pashto اپريدی →
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Meanings

nounAfridi (plural Afridis)

plural Afridis

  1. A member of a Pashtun tribe.

    A certain Afridi being desirous to learn to read, went into a village to a Mulla and said to him, that it would be a great favour if he would give him lessons.

    1855, Henry George Raverty, A grammar of the Pukhto, Pushto, or language of the Afgháns, page v

Origin

  1. Pashtoاپريدی
  2. Hindustani
  3. EnglishAfridi

Borrowed from Hindustani آفریدی (āfredī) / आफ़्रीदी (āfrīdī), from Pashto اپريدی (Apriday).

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APA

Afridi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afridi

MLA

“Afridi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afridi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Afridi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afridi.

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