Afganistāna
See also: Afganistānā
Latvian
Afganistāna (Āzijā)
Afganistānas karogs
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Persian افغان (Afğān, “Afghan”) or from Arabic اَفْغَان (afḡān, “Afghan”), and Persian ستان (stān), 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)
- Afghanistan (country in central Asia, with Kabul as its capital)
- 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
Declension of Afganistāna (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Afganistāna | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Afganistānu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Afganistānas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Afganistānai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Afganistānu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Afganistānā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Afganistāna | — |
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