Latvian

Noun

afgānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: afgāniete)

1. a (male) Afghan, a man from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent

   pēc tautības afgānis‎ ― an Afghan by ethnicity, an ethnic Afghan

   afgānis Latvijā strādā par 10 santīmiem‎ ― an Afghan in Latvia works for 10 santīms (= cents)

   puštuni jeb etniskie afgāņi ir irāņu tauta, kura galvenokārt dzīvo Afganistānas dienvidos un austrumos‎ ― the Pashtuns or ethnic Afghans are an Iranian people who live mostly in the south and east of Afghanistan

2. (genitive plural): Afghan, pertaining to Afghanistan and its people

   afgāņu bēgļi‎ ― Afghan refugees

   pirmais angļu-afgāņu karš‎ ― first Anglo-Afghan war

   afgāņu bērni‎ ― Afghan children

   afgāņu mūzika‎ ― Afghan music

Declension

Usage notes

The term puštuns is now preferred to afgānis, afgāniete as a more precise name for a member of the Pashtun people, since afgānis, afgāniete, like English Afghan, could in principle refer to a member of any of the ethnic groups from Afghanistan.

Synonyms

• puštuns

Related terms

• afgānisks
• Afganistāna
• afgāņu valoda