afghan

See also: Afghan

English

Pronunciation

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

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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

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

Noun

afghan c

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

Declension

Declension of afghan
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	afghan	afghanen	afghaner	afghanerna
Genitive	afghans	afghanens	afghaners	afghanernas

Related terms

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