Afganistāna

See also: Afganistānā

Latvian

Afganistāna (Āzijā)
Afganistānas karogs

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Persian افغان‎ (afğân, “Afghan”) or from Arabic اَفْغَان‎ (afḡān, “Afghan”), and Persian ستان‎ (stân), a common ending for country names. In Latvian, the word was made into a feminine, 4th-declension noun, following the general pattern for country names.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Afganistāna f (4th declension)

  1. Afghanistan (a country in Central Asia; capital: Kabul)
    Afganistānas karogs ― the flag of Afghanistan
    Afganistāna ir valsts Centrālāzijas dienvidos ― Afghanistan is a country in the south of Central Asia
    Synonym: Afganistānas Islāma Republika

Declension

See also

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