afghan

See also: Afghan

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈæfˌɡæn/, /ˈæfɡən/

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• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -æn

Noun

afghan (plural afghans)

1. A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
2. (Australia, New Zealand) A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /af.ɡɑ̃/

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Adjective

afghan (feminine afghane, masculine plural afghans, feminine plural afghanes)

1. (relational) of Afghanistan; Afghan

Derived terms

• lévrier afghan

Further reading

• “afghan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

afghan m (definite singular afghanen, indefinite plural afghanar, definite plural afghanane)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of afghanar

Swedish

afghan (2)

Etymology

Derived from Persian افغان (afğân, “Afghan”) via Prakrit, from Sanskrit अवगाण (avagāṇa, “Afghan”).

Noun

afghan c

1. Afghan (a person, chiefly male, from Afghanistan)
2. Synonym of afghanhund (“Afghan hound / Afghan Hound”).

Declension

Declension of afghan

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	afghan	afghans
	definite	afghanen	afghanens
plural	indefinite	afghaner	afghaners
	definite	afghanerna	afghanernas

Related terms

• Afghanistan n (“Afghanistan”)
• afghanska c (“Afghan (female)”)
• afghansk (“Afghan”, adjective)