Meanings
nounAfghanistani (plural Afghanistanis)
plural Afghanistanis
- Any inhabitant of Afghanistan, whether of Afghan ethnicity or not.
adjectiveAfghanistani (comparative more Afghanistani, superlative most Afghanistani)
comparative more Afghanistani · superlative most Afghanistani
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂épo
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hápa
- Proto-Iranian*Hápa
- Bactrian*apāka-
- Bactrianαβαγανο (abagano)
- Classical Persianافغان (afġān /afġân)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*os
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*stáHnam
- Classical Persianـستان (-istān /-estân)
- Classical Persianاَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān)
- EnglishAfghanistan
- EnglishAfghanistani
From Afghanistan + -i.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish afganistanilainen, afganistanilainen
- afganistanilainenAfghanistani
- afganistanilainenAfghanistani
Latin Arianus
- ArianusAfghanistani
Portuguese afegão, afegão
- afegãoAfghanistani
- afegãoAfghanistani
Cite this entry
APA
Afghanistani. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afghanistani
MLA
“Afghanistani.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afghanistani. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Afghanistani,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afghanistani.
Source: Afghanistani on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.