Afghanistan

专有名词

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.
    — But Shahab ul dien Mahummud, brother to the Prince of Ghor, invaded the kingdom of Ghizni, which he conquered, and not ſatisfied with that, marched an army into Hindoſtan, overrunning Piſhawir, Afghaniſtan, Moultan and Sind.

词形变化

Affghanistan alternative,obsolete Affghanisthan alternative,obsolete Affghaunistan alternative,obsolete Afghanisthan alternative,obsolete Afghaunistan alternative,obsolete Afganistan alternative

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epóder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂épo
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa
Proto-Iranian *Hápa
Bactrian *apāka-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Bactrian *-āna
Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der.
Classical Persian افغان (afġān /afġân)
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *os
Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam
Middle Persian -stʾn'
Classical Persian ـستان (-istān /-estân)
Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān)bor.
English Afghanistan
From Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān), from اَفْغَان (afġān, “Afghan”) + ـِسْتَان (-istān, “-istan: land of”), equivalent to Afghan + -istan.
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