afghani

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/æfˈɡɑːni/

noun

The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul.

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AfghanAfghanistaniPashtoPashtuPaxtoAfghan languagePashto languagePashtu language
OriginClassical Persian افغانی →
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Meanings

afghani1

nounafghani (plural afghanis)

plural afghanis

  1. The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul.

    Laila hoped to have a thousand afghanis or more stowed away, half of which would go to the bus fare from Kabul to Peshawar.

    2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 241

Afghani2

adjectiveAfghani (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its language.
nounAfghani (plural Afghanis)

plural Afghanis

  1. Alternative letter-case form of afghani (“Afghanistan's unit of currency”).

    A nan (bread) costs 25 Afghanis : a kilogram of beef 800 Afghanis and mutton of the same weight for 1200 Afghanis; […]

    1990, Central Asia, numbers 26-27, page 137
  2. proscribeduncommonAn Afghan; a native, inhabitant or national of Afghanistan.

    This is not the way Afghanis conduct business. For the Afghans, time is not of the essence.

    2003, Jean-Michel Monod, quoted in Intercultural Management →ISBN, page 182
proper nounAfghani (plural Afghanis)

plural Afghanis

  1. A surname from Persian.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people

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AfghanAfghanistani

nounan Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan

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PashtoPashtuPaxtoAfghanAfghan languagePashto languagePashtu languageAfghani languagePaxto language
Broader
IranianIranian language
Also see
afghanafghanistanipashto

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

afghani · noun

  1. Classical Persianافغانی
  2. Englishafghani

Borrowed from Classical Persian افغانی (afġānī), derivative of افغان (afġān).

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Afghani · adjective, noun, proper noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂épo
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hápa
  5. Proto-Iranian*Hápa
  6. Bactrian*apāka-
  7. Bactrianαβαγανο (abagano)
  8. Classical Persianافغان
  9. EnglishAfghan
  10. Persianافغانی (afġānī / afġâni)
  11. EnglishAfghani

From Afghan + -i, or borrowed from Persian افغانی (afġānī / afġâni).

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Translations

Arabic أَفْغَانِيّ
  • أَفْغَانِيّ (ʔafḡāniyy)national currency of Afghanistan
Chinese Mandarin 阿富汗尼
  • 阿富汗尼 (āfùhànní)national currency of Afghanistan
Finnish afgaani
  • afgaaninational currency of Afghanistan
Greek αφγάνι
  • αφγάνι (afgáni)national currency of Afghanistan
Hindi अफ़ग़ानी
  • अफ़ग़ानी (afġānī)national currency of Afghanistan
Italian afghani
  • afghaninational currency of Afghanistan
Japanese アフガニ
  • アフガニ (afugani)national currency of Afghanistan
Korean 아프가니
  • 아프가니 (apeugani)national currency of Afghanistan
Malay afghani
  • afghaninational currency of Afghanistan
Polish afgani
  • afganinational currency of Afghanistan
Portuguese afegâni, afegane
  • afegâninational currency of Afghanistan
  • afeganenational currency of Afghanistan
Russian афга́ни
  • афга́ни (afgáni)national currency of Afghanistan
Spanish afgani
  • afganinational currency of Afghanistan
Turkish afgani
  • afganinational currency of Afghanistan
Ukrainian афга́ні
  • афга́ні (afháni)national currency of Afghanistan
Urdu افغانی
  • افغانی (afġānī)national currency of Afghanistan
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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