Meanings
- Official name of Afghanistan: a country in Central Asia, under Taliban rule in 1996–2001 and since 2021.
Synonyms: First Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounOfficial name of Afghanistan: a country in Central Asia, under Taliban rule in 1996–2001 and since 2021.
Origin
- prsامارت اسلامی افغانستان
- Pashtoد افغانستان اسلامي امارت
- EnglishIslamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Either a calque of Pashto د افغانستان اسلامي امارت (də afǧānestãn islāmī imārat) or Dari امارت اسلامی افغانستان (imārat-i islāmī-yi afġānistān).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِمَارَة أَفْغَانِسْتَان الْإِسْلَامِيَّة
- إِمَارَة أَفْغَانِسْتَان الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ʔimārat ʔafḡānistān al-ʔislāmiyya)official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Bengali ইসলামী আমিরাত আফগানিস্তান
- ইসলামী আমিরাত আফগানিস্তান (islamī amirat afganistan)official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Bulgarian Исля́мско еми́рство Афганиста́н
- Исля́мско еми́рство Афганиста́н (Isljámsko emírstvo Afganistán)official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Chinese Mandarin 阿富汗伊斯蘭酋長國 /阿富汗伊斯兰酋长国
- 阿富汗伊斯蘭酋長國 /阿富汗伊斯兰酋长国 (Āfùhàn yīsīlán qiúzhǎngguó)official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
French Émirat islamique d'Afghanistan
- Émirat islamique d'Afghanistanofficial name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
German Islamisches Emirat Afghanistan
- Islamisches Emirat Afghanistanofficial name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Hindi अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान इस्लामी अमीरात
- अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान इस्लामी अमीरात (afġānistān islāmī amīrāt)official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Indonesian Keamiran Islam Afganistan
- Keamiran Islam Afganistanofficial name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Japanese アフガニスタン・イスラム首長国
- アフガニスタン・イスラム首長国 (Afuganisutan isuramu shuchōkoku)official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Korean 아프가니스탄 이슬람 토후국
- 아프가니스탄 이슬람 토후국 (Apeuganiseutan iseullam tohuguk)official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Malay Emiriah Islam Afghanistan
- Emiriah Islam Afghanistanofficial name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Persian امارت اسلامی افغانستان
- امارت اسلامی افغانستان (emârat-e eslâmi-ye afġânestân)official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Polish Islamski Emirat Afganistanu
- Islamski Emirat Afganistanuofficial name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Portuguese Emirado Islâmico do Afeganistão
- Emirado Islâmico do Afeganistãoofficial name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Romanian Emiratul Islamic al Afganistanului
- Emiratul Islamic al Afganistanuluiofficial name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Russian Исла́мский Эмира́т Афганиста́н
- Исла́мский Эмира́т Афганиста́н (Islámskij Emirát Afganistán)official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Spanish Emirato Islámico de Afganistán
- Emirato Islámico de Afganistánofficial name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Swedish Islamiska emiratet Afghanistan
- Islamiska emiratet Afghanistanofficial name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Thai เอมิเรตอิสลามอัฟกานิสถาน
- เอมิเรตอิสลามอัฟกานิสถาน (ee-mí-rèet ìt-sà-laam áf-gaa-nís-tǎan)official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Turkish Afganistan İslam Emirliği, Afganistan İslâm Emirliği
- Afganistan İslam Emirliğiofficial name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
- Afganistan İslâm Emirliğiofficial name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Ukrainian Ісла́мський Еміра́т Афганіста́н
- Ісла́мський Еміра́т Афганіста́н (Islámsʹkyj Emirát Afhanistán)official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Urdu اسلامی امارت افغانستان
- اسلامی امارت افغانستان (islāmī imārat-e-afġānistān)official name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Vietnamese Tiểu vương quốc Hồi giáo Afghanistan
- Tiểu vương quốc Hồi giáo Afghanistanofficial name of Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Cite this entry
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamic%20Emirate%20of%20Afghanistan
“Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamic%20Emirate%20of%20Afghanistan. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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