Afghanistan in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “Afghanistan” in Hindi is अफ़्ग़ानिस्तान, pronounced afġānistān . Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.
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.
Quick facts about “Afghanistan”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
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.