Aimaq

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noun

A member of a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and seminomadic tribes, found mainly in the central and western highlands of Afghanistan.

OriginClassical Persian اَیْمَاق →
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Meanings

nounAimaq (plural Aimaqs or Aimaq)

plural Aimaqs · alternative Aymaq · alternative Aimagh · alternative Aimak · alternative Eimak

  1. A member of a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and seminomadic tribes, found mainly in the central and western highlands of Afghanistan.
proper noun

alternative Aymaq · alternative Aimagh · alternative Aimak · alternative Eimak

  1. The dominant eastern Persian ethnolect spoken by these people.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianاَیْمَاق
  2. EnglishAimaq

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَیْمَاق (aymāq), ultimately from Turkic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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