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/əˈfæɡəni/
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Plural
afghanis
Afghani is a noun that refers either to a person from Afghanistan or to the official currency of Afghanistan (symbol: ؋, code: AFN). As a noun, it's always capitalized — think of it like 'Canadian' or 'Yen': one word, two meanings, tied to a nation. For example, 'She is an Afghani teacher' describes her origin, while 'The price is 500 afghanis' refers to money — though in formal writing, the currency name is often capitalized too.
The Afghani delegation arrived at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
I exchanged my euros for Afghanis at the Kabul airport money exchange.
Traditional Afghani carpets are handwoven with intricate geometric patterns.
He proudly displayed his Afghani passport at the immigration counter.
A typical Afghani meal includes mantu, naan, and qorma.
Afghan
Comes from the Persian and Pashto endonym 'Afghān', historically denoting Pashtun tribes and later generalized to all citizens of Afghanistan. The suffix '-i' is a Persian/Arabic adjectival and nominal derivational suffix meaning 'of, from, or belonging to'. Examples include Pakistani, Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Lebanese.