afgānis
See also: afganis
Latvian
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Etymology
editVia other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Persian افغان (afğân, “Afghan”), itself a borrowing from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editafgānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: afgāniete)
- a (male) Afghan, a man from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent
- pēc tautības afgānis ― an Afghan by ethnicity, an ethnic Afghan
- afgānis Latvijā strādā par 10 santīmiem ― an Afghan in Latvia works for 10 santīms (= cents)
- puštuni jeb etniskie afgāņi ir irāņu tauta, kura galvenokārt dzīvo Afganistānas dienvidos un austrumos ― the Pashtuns or ethnic Afghans are an Iranian people who live mostly in the south and east of Afghanistan
- (genitive plural): Afghan, pertaining to Afghanistan and its people
- afgāņu bēgļi ― Afghan refugees
- pirmais angļu-afgāņu karš ― first Anglo-Afghan war
- afgāņu bērni ― Afghan children
- afgāņu mūzika ― Afghan music
Usage notes
editThe term puštuns is now preferred to afgānis, afgāniete as a more precise name for a member of the Pashtun people, since afgānis, afgāniete, like English Afghan, could in principle refer to a member of any of the ethnic groups from Afghanistan.
Declension
editDeclension of afgānis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | afgānis | afgāņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | afgāni | afgāņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | afgāņa | afgāņu |
| dative (datīvs) | afgānim | afgāņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | afgāni | afgāņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | afgānī | afgāņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | afgāni | afgāņi |