afghani

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/æfˈɡɑːni/

Definition of afghani

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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.”
  2. (alt-of)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; […]”
  3. (proscribed, uncommon)An 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.”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its language.

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Etymology

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

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