Pashto-English

Dictionary
First Edition

Zeeya A. Pashtoon
Pashto-English
Dictionary
First Edition

Zeeya A. Pashtoon

2009
Pashto-English Dictionary, First Edition
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 Table of Contents

Preface............................................................................................................................................................................. i
Acknowledgments .................................................................................................................................................... ii
Sample Entry............................................................................................................................................................... iii
Pronounciation Guide ............................................................................................................................................ iv
Abbreviations and Labels....................................................................................................................................... v
The Dictionary
‫ا‬،ٓ‫ ا‬..................................................................................................................................................................................1
‫ب‬.................................................................................................................................................................................72
‫پ‬...............................................................................................................................................................................117
‫ت‬...............................................................................................................................................................................168
‫ټ‬...............................................................................................................................................................................221
‫ث‬...............................................................................................................................................................................233
‫ ج‬...............................................................................................................................................................................235
‫ چ‬...............................................................................................................................................................................253
‫ ځ‬...............................................................................................................................................................................273
‫ څ‬...............................................................................................................................................................................279
‫ ح‬...............................................................................................................................................................................293
‫ خ‬...............................................................................................................................................................................302
‫ د‬................................................................................................................................................................................331
‫ ډ‬................................................................................................................................................................................357
‫ ذ‬................................................................................................................................................................................366
‫ ر‬................................................................................................................................................................................368
‫ ړ‬................................................................................................................................................................................389
‫ ز‬................................................................................................................................................................................391
‫ ژ‬................................................................................................................................................................................407
‫ ږ‬................................................................................................................................................................................411
‫ س‬..............................................................................................................................................................................412
‫ ش‬..............................................................................................................................................................................457
‫ ښ‬..............................................................................................................................................................................479
‫ص‬..............................................................................................................................................................................485
‫ض‬..............................................................................................................................................................................491
‫ ط‬...............................................................................................................................................................................493
‫ ظ‬...............................................................................................................................................................................496
‫ع‬................................................................................................................................................................................497
‫غ‬................................................................................................................................................................................509
‫ف‬...............................................................................................................................................................................532
‫ ق‬...............................................................................................................................................................................542
‫ ک‬..............................................................................................................................................................................556
‫ گ‬..............................................................................................................................................................................612
‫ ل‬................................................................................................................................................................................638
‫ م‬................................................................................................................................................................................665
‫ن‬................................................................................................................................................................................755
‫ڼ‬................................................................................................................................................................................793
‫ و‬................................................................................................................................................................................793
‫ ه‬................................................................................................................................................................................829
‫ ی‬...............................................................................................................................................................................845
 Preface

This Pashto-English Dictionary, First Edition is intended for professional Pashto-to-English translators of modern Pashto
written materials. It contains approximately 55,000 entries arranged alphabetically according to the Pashto alphabet.

The main sources for this dictionary are:

 Afgansko-russkii slovar (Pashto-Russian Dictionary, M. G. Aslanov, Martiros, N. A. Dvoriankov, Moscow, 1966, 994
pages)
 Pashto-English Dictionary (M.H. Rahimi, Academy of Science of Afghanistan, Kabul, 1979, 591 pages)
 Pashto-Pashto Descriptive Dictionary (Institute of Languages and Literature, Academy of Science of Afghanistan,
Kabul, 2005, Vol. 1-4);
 Daryab Dictionary (Qalandar Momand, Peshawar, 1994, 1,325 pages)
 Qamosona Pashto Dictionaries (http://www.achakzai.de/j/)

As always, the Publisher welcomes any comments, suggestions, corrections, and additions to the dictionary.

The Publisher
Dunwoody Press
Hyattsville, Maryland
November 2009

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 Acknowledgments

The publication of this Pashto-English Dictionary, First Edition has been made possible with the encouragement and
support of many colleagues. In particular, I would like to express my deepest gratitude and sincere thanks to Thomas
Creamer and Erin Gyomber for editorial support; to Aung Kyaw Oo for formatting the dictionary; to Patrick O'Sullivan,
David Williams, Thomas Tucker, Alan Turnbull, Irina Knizhnik, and Melvin Deatherage for translation support; to
Azizeh Babba and Mustafa Ajan Sayd for assistance in keyboarding the Pashto script; and especially to Naseer Honar
Pashtoon for lending his expertise on both the Pashto language and Pashto lexicography.

Zeeya A. Pashtoon
McNeil Technologies, Inc.
Hyattsville, Maryland

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 Sample Entry

Headword ‫اچول‬ 1
achavə́l 1 transitive [past: ‫ ]وايي چاوه‬.1 throw, fling, Definition
hurl, drop (from a height); throw out, cast ‫ پر مځکه اچول‬to throw
on the ground ‫ بمونه اچول‬to drop bombs 1.2 to bring, knock Subsense
Homograph down ‫ الوتکه پر مځکه را اچول‬to bring an aircraft down 1.3 number
throw on, throw over, put on ‫ بړ ستن پر ځان اچول‬to cover with a
blanket 1.4 to spread 1.5 to put, place, put together ‫بار پر اوښ‬ Alternate form
Pronunciation
‫ اچول‬to lead a pack on a camel 1.6 to lay (eggs) 1.7 to strew,
pour (in, into) ‫ مالگه اچول‬to sprinkle salt, salt ‫ دانه اچول‬a to
Sense number
strew seed, sprinkle grain b to sow 1.8 to pour, pour out ‫يوه‬
‫ پياله چای راواچوه‬pour me a cup of tea ‫ پټرول اچول‬to refuel 1.9 to
Label give, feed (animals) 1.10 to fertilize, fertilize the soil 1.11
pass, give ‫ ډوډۍ راواچوه‬pass me the bread 1.12 to register
(mail) 1.13 to lower, let down, launch ‫ جهاز اوبو ته ور اچول‬to
launch a boat ‫ سر يې کښته واچاوه‬He hung his head. 1.14 to
establish, set up (e.g., communications with someone) 1.15 to
build 1.16 to bind, fasten (to) 1.17 to place, put, settle, lodge;
assign a billet, quarter 1.18 to assign work, put to work 1.19
to send (to school) 1.20 to hand in (an application); institute (a
suit) ‫ پر چا عرض اچول‬to bring a suit against someone 1.21 to
entrust ‫ مسئوليت پر چا اچول‬to make someone responsible for
something 1.22 to set aside, adjourn; drag out (an affair) ! ‫سبا‬
‫ ته يې واچوه‬Put it off until tomorrow! 1.23 to draw up (e.g., a
plan); sketch in, make a rough sketch or outline ‫ نقشه اچول‬to
draw up a plan ‫ د چا پر ضد يوه نقشه اچول‬to plot something
against someone 1.24 to make oneself out to be someone;
pretend to be someone else; claim something as one's own
property ‫ غوږونه يې کاڼه واچول‬He pretended to be deaf. 1.25 to
start, set going; put into service, put into operation; utilize ‫لښکر‬
‫ په جنگ کښي اچول‬to commit troops to battle 1.26 instill (in);
install (in), establish ‫ د وطن محبت په زړو کښي اچول‬to inculcate
love for the motherland 1.27 to make, produce, effect ‫اور اچول‬
to set on fire ‫ سلام اچول‬to greet ‫ ځان اچول‬a to throw oneself,
rush b to make oneself out to be someone else, imitate someone
else, pretend to be someone else ‫ ځان مړ اچول‬to pretend to be
dead ‫ ځان پر ناجوړۍ اچول‬to feign illness, malinger c to expose
oneself to something, subject oneself to something ‫د چا سره‬
Gender
‫ انډيوالی اچول‬to be on friendly terms, establish friendship with
someone 2 m. plural  ‫ اچاوه‬1 1 idiom ‫ يو بل سره اچول‬to
quarrel
‫ اچول‬2 uchavə́l transitive dialect  ‫وچول‬ Cross
Reference

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 Pronounciation Guide

‫ ا‬،ٓ ‫ا‬ ā ā́ ‫ښ‬ ḳh

‫ب‬ b ‫ص‬ s

‫پ‬ p ‫ض‬ z

‫ت‬ t ‫ط‬ t

‫ټ‬ ṭ ‫ظ‬ z

‫ث‬ s ‫ع‬ '

‫ج‬ dzh ‫غ‬ gh

‫چ‬ ch ‫ف‬ f

‫ځ‬ dz ‫ق‬ ḳ q

‫څ‬ ts ‫ک‬ k

‫ح‬ h ‫گ‬ g

‫خ‬ kh ‫ل‬ l

‫د‬ d ‫م‬ m

‫ډ‬ ḍ ‫ن‬ n

‫ذ‬ z ‫ڼ‬ ṇ

‫ر‬ r ‫و‬ v/o/ó ú/u/w

‫ړ‬ ṛ ‫ه‬ h

‫ز‬ z ‫ی‬ aj áj

‫ژ‬ zh ‫ې‬ e é

‫ږ‬ g̣ ‫ۍ‬ əj ə́j

‫س‬ s ‫ي‬ i í

‫ش‬ sh ‫ئ‬ əj aj

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 Abbreviations and Labels
abbreviation conversation idiom official abbreviation
abusive copulative imperative onomatopoeia
accounting curse imperfect optative
action noun demonstrative pronoun imperfective ordinal
adjectival suffix demotic indeclinable parenthetic word
adjective denominative indefinite pronoun participle
administration derogatory independent perfective particle
adverb dialect indirect plural passive
adverbial prefix diminutive indirect singular past
adverbial suffix diplomacy intensifier past participle
adversative conjunction directional pronoun intensive particle past perfective
affectionate disjunctive conjunction interjection past stem
affirmative particle doublet intransitive past tense stem
Afridi dual invariable perfective
agriculture dual number ironic Persian
anatomy Eastern jocular personal name
Arabic economics law perspective aspect
archaeology electrical engineering library science philosophy
archaic electronics linguistics photography
architecture endearment literal physics
astronomy epistolary literally physiology
attributive ethnography literary phytopathology
auxiliary verb exclamation literature plural
auxiliary word expression m. poetic
aviation f. masculine polite
biology feminine masculine plural politics
botany feminine plural math possessive
cards feminine singular medicine postposition
causative figurative metallurgy postpositive
chemistry finance military potential
chess first person mining predicate
children's speech first person past music predicative
collective first person plural mythology prefix
colloquial first person present negative particle prefixal verb
combined with folk saying no plural form preposition
combining form folklore noun of agent present
comparative degree future noun suffix present participle
compound future perfect number printing
compound verb geography numeral productive verb
conditional geology oblique pronoun
conjunction geometry oblique plural proper name
construction grammar oblique singular proverb
contrastive conjunction history obsolete railroad
conventional formula hunting official regional
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religion sometimes plural theater vocative
saying sometimes singular third person plural vulgar
second person sports third person singular Waziri
second plural stem trade Western
second singular suffix transitive with numbers
secondary plural superlative degree used as the first element in word paired to
compounds
separable part of present swear word zoology
used with
separable part of verb tautological with
verb copula
short plural technology
veterinary
singular textiles
vice

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figurative a to build one's house b to achieve prosperity;

‫ا‬ prosper 1.6 to create (e.g., favorable conditions) 2 m. plural
 ‫آبادونه‬
‫ا‬ 1
alíf 1 the first letter of the Pashto alphabet 2 the number 1 in ‫آبادونه‬ābādavə́na f. ‫ ابادونه‬abādavə́na f. 1 population 2 tilling,
the abjad system 3 performs the following functions: 3.1 the cultivation (land) 3 building, construction 4 prosperity; well
accented suffix of nouns derived from verbs, e.g., ‫ خوځېدا‬motion being
‫ گډېدا‬dance, dancing 3.2 linking element in complex words. ‫ ا ٓبادي‬ābādí f. ‫ ابادي‬abādí f. 1 populated place, domicile 2 
e.g., ‫ کورا کور‬from house to house ‫ مخامخ‬face to face 3.3 ‫آبادونه‬
indicates the vocative, e.g., !‫ احمدا‬oh, Ahmed! 3.4 in verbs ‫ ا ٓبادېدل‬ābādedə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]ا ٓباد شو‬1 to be
beginning with the phoneme "a" a separate part of the verb, in populated, be settled 2 to be tilled, be cultivated, have been
laconic sentences in the perfective aspect, e.g., ‫ اخيستل‬،‫اچول‬, etc. tilled (of land) 3 to be built, be restored 4 to prosper, succeed
‫ وامي خيست‬،‫کتاب دي واخيست؟ هو‬ Did you take the book? / Yes, I ‫آبادېدنه‬
ābādedə́na f. ‫ ا ٓبادېدنه‬abādedə́na f. 1 population 2
did. cultivation, tilling (land)
‫ا‬ 2
u o Eastern replaces the perfective aspect prefix, e.g., ‫ده اويل‬ ‫ اباسيند‬abāsind m. Ind (river)
instead of ‫ ده وويل‬he said ‫ اباگنۍ‬abāganəj f. relatives, kinsmen (on the father's side), agnates
ٓ‫ا‬ 3
ā vocative particle oh, listen !‫ دلته ر اشه‬،‫ا ٓ هلکه‬ Hey, boy, (any paternal kinsmen)
come here! !‫آپلاره‬ Papa! Father! 2 interjection ah, aha ‫ ا ٓب انبار‬ābāmbā́ r m. reservoir, pool
ٓ‫ا‬ 4
ā interjection, demonstrative pronoun colloquial  ‫ هغه‬1 ‫ ا ٓبا واجداد‬ābā-va-adzhdā́ d m. ābā-u-adzhdā́ d Arabic plural
… ‫ يوه سړي آبل ته وويل چه‬one told the other that … fathers and grandfathers, ancestors
‫ ا‬official abbreviation ‫اخلاصمند‬
5
ً‫ اباً وجدا‬abán-va-dzháddán Arabic from generation to generation
ً‫ ا‬an án Arabic adverbial prefix e.g., ً‫ ابدا‬eternally ً‫ رسما‬officially ‫ آب ايستاده‬āb-i-istādá f. Ab-i-Istada (lake, near the city of Gazni)
‫ آب‬1 āb m. āv singular & plural 1 water, moisture 2 brilliance, ‫ ابائي‬abāi 1 ancestral 2 native ‫ ابائي هيواد‬native land
luster (of a precious stone) 3 honor, dignity, reputation ‫ا ٓب‬ ‫ ا ٓبباز‬ābbā́ z m. ‫ آب باز‬āvbā́ z 1 swimmer 2 sailor
‫ بې آبه کول‬،‫ تويول‬to disgrace, dishonor (someone) ‫ بې‬،‫ا ٓب تو يېدل‬ ‫ ا ٓببازي‬ābbāzí f. ‫ ا ٓب بازي‬āvbāzí 1 swimming 2 aquatic sport
‫ آبه کېدل‬to be disgraced, be dishonored ‫ خپل آب ساتل‬to preserve ‫ ا ٓبپاش‬ābpā́ sh f. 1 pouring; watering ‫ ا ٓبپاش موټر‬watering machine
one's honor ‫ هغه د ا ٓب سړی دئ‬He is a respected man. 2 watering can
‫ اب‬2 ab m. [plural: ‫ ]ا ٓبا‬Arabic father ‫ ا ٓب پاشي‬ābpāshí f. ‫ ا ٓبپاشي‬watering, irrigation
‫ ابا‬1 abā́ m. Arabic father ‫ ابا کول‬to regard as father; call ‫ آبتاب‬ābtā́ b m.  ‫آب وتاب‬
(honorifically) father ‫ ا ٓبتابه‬ābtābá f.  ‫ا ٓفتابه‬
‫ابا‬ 2
ibā́ f. Arabic refusal ‫ ابا راوړل‬، ‫ابا کول‬ to refuse, decline, ‫ ابتدا‬ibtidā́ Arabic 1 f. beginning, undertaking ‫په لمړۍ ابتدا کښي‬
reject in the very beginning ‫ له ابتدا نه‬from the very beginning ‫په ابتدا‬
‫ ابا‬3 ābā́ m. Arabic plural of ‫ اب‬2 ‫ ساکن‬linguistics cluster of consonants at the beginning of a
‫ آبات‬ābā́ t  ‫آباد‬ word ‫ ابتدا کول‬to begin 2.1 firstly 2.2 for the first time
‫ اباتوب‬abātób m. fatherhood ‫ ابتدائي‬ibtidāí Arabic adjective 1.1 elementary; first-stage; first-
‫ آباتي‬ābātí f. ‫ اباتي‬abātí f.  ‫آبادي‬ echelon, primary ‫ ابتدائي مکتب‬elementary school ‫ابتدائي تشکيل‬
‫ آباد‬ābā́ d ‫ اباد‬abā́ d 1 populated, settled, inhabited ‫دغه ملک په‬ primary organization 2 rudimentary, primitive, weak (e.g., of a
‫ پښتنو باندي آباد دئ‬This district was settled by Afghans. 2 tilled, play) 3 administration junior ‫ ابتدائي مدير‬assistant department
cultivated ‫ ابادي ځمکي‬cultivated lands 3 flourishing ‫ا ٓباد دي وي‬ chief 4 chemistry elemental ‫ ابتدائي مواد‬raw material
!‫ زمونږ وطن‬Long live our Native Land! 4 restored 5 well- ‫ابتذال‬ ibtizā́ l m. Arabic 1 carelessness; negligence 2 meanness,
nourished, fat (of animals) baseness
‫ آبادان‬ābādā́ n ‫ ابادان‬abādā́ n 1  ‫ آباد‬2 m. plural Abadan (city) ‫ابتر‬ abtár avtár adjective 1 destroyed; spoiled 2 useless;
‫ آباداني‬ābādāní f. ‫ اباداني‬abādāní f. 1 population, number of unnecessary; good-for-nothing
settlers 2 prosperity; well being 3 organization of public ‫ آبترازو‬abtarāzú m. technology level
services and amenities; construction ‫ ابترول‬abtaravə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫کړ‬ ‫]ابتر يې‬ 1 to
‫آبادول‬ ābādavə́l ‫ ابادول‬abādavə́l 1 [past: ‫ ]ا ٓباد يې کړ‬denominative, destroy, pull down 2 to spoil, make worse 3 to make useless,
transitive .1 to populate, settle 1.2 to till, cultivate (the land); make unnecessary
revitalize (e.g., the desert) 1.3 to restore 1.4 to provide with ‫ابتري‬ abtarí f. 1 destruction, disintegration 2 spoiling,
the amenities; construct ‫تعمير آبادول‬ to build a building 1.5 to worsening, uselessness idiom ‫پرېشاني او ابتري پيدا کول‬ to cause
promote development, promote prosperity ‫خپل کور ا ٓبادول‬ confusion
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‫ابترېدل‬ abtaredə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]ابتر شو‬1 to be ‫ابدال‬ 1

abdā́ l m. avdā́ l Arabic 1 saint; hermit, anchorite (solitary
destroyed, be pulled down 2 to be spoiled, be worsened 3 to holy man) 2 proper name Abdal
be useless, be unnecessary ‫ ابدال‬2 ibdā́ l m. Arabic change, alteration
‫ابتکار‬ ibtikā́ r m. Arabic 1 initiative, undertaking ‫ابتکار يې خپل کړ‬ ‫ ابدالول‬ibdālavə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫کړ‬ ‫]ابدال يې‬
He/they displayed initiative. 2 invention change, alter
‫ابتکاري‬ ibtikārí creative, full of initiative idiom ‫ ابتکاري انشا‬a ‫ابدالي‬ abdālí m. avdālí plural history the Abdali (tribe, now
impromptu b unique pronunciation called the Dur(r)ani)
‫ ابتل‬ubtál m. ‫ابتله‬ ubtála f.  ‫اوبتل‬ ‫ آبدان‬ābdā́ n m. āvdā́ n tank, reservoir (for water)
‫ ابته‬abatá invariable 1 unavailing, futile, unsucessful 2 perished, ‫ ا ٓبده‬ābidá f. Arabic m. [plural: ‫ ا ٓبدات‬ābidā́ t] sacred and holy
destroyed ‫ابته کول‬ a render useless, futile b ruin, spoil thing
‫ابتهاج‬ ibtihā́ dzh m. Arabic 1 gaiety 2 pleasure 3 rejoicing, ‫ابدي‬ abadí Arabic 1 eternal, endless 2 life-long ‫ابدي حبس‬ life
gladness imprisonment
‫ابجد‬ abdzhád m. Arabic abjad (i.e., the Arabic alphabet arranged ‫ ابديت‬abadiját m. Arabic plural eternity
according to the numberical values assigned to the letters, so- ‫ ابر‬abr m. cloud, storm cloud
called from the first 4 letters ‫ د‬,‫ ج‬,‫ ب‬,‫ ا‬i.e., 1, 2, 3, 4) ‫د ابجد‬ ‫ ابر ٔا‬ibrā́ f. Arabic 1 liberation (e.g., from an obligation) 2
‫حساب‬ alphabetic calculation, use of Arabic alphabet for forgiveness (e.g., of a debt) ‫ ابر ٔا کول‬compound verb a to
numbers liberate (e.g., from a debt) b to forgive (e.g., a debt)
‫ابجدي‬ abdzhadí pertaining to the abjad (i.e., the Arabic alphabet ‫ابرار‬ abrā́ r m. Arabic plural [singular: ‫ ]بر‬devout people, just
arranged according to the numberical values assigned to the men, saints
letters) ‫ ابجدي حروف‬the letters of the abjad ‫ ابراز‬ibrā́ z m. Arabic 1 discovery, revelation 2 demonstration
‫ ا ٓبجو‬ābidzháu m. plural beer ‫ ابراز کول‬compound verb a to discover, reveal b to demonstrate
‫ ابجوشه‬abdzhúsha f. [plural: ‫ ابجوشي‬abdzhúshi] often plural ‫ ابرام‬ibrā́ m m. Arabic urgent request ‫ ابرام کول‬to request
"abjush" a variety of large, light-colored currant, the light urgently, demand
"sabza" (a variety of currant having pale fruit- usually dried) ‫ ابراهيم‬ibrāhím m. Arabic proper name Ibrahim, Abraham
‫آبچکن‬ ābchakán moire, having an undulating appearance or ‫ ابراهيم خېل‬ibrāhimkhél m. birrimkhél plural 1 Ibrahimkheli
texture ‫آبچکن بخمل‬ velvet moire (subdivision of a tribe) a of the Waziri-Utmanzaj b of the
‫ابحاث‬ abhā́ s m. Arabic plural of ‫تاوده ابحاث بحث‬ heated Gil'zaj-Sulimankhejlej c of the Zamusht 2 Ibrakhimkhejl
disputes, heated debates (tribesman)
‫ ابحار‬abhā́ r m. Arabic plural from ‫بحر‬ ‫آب رساني‬ ābrasāní f. ‫ا ٓبرساني‬ water supply ‫د ا ٓبرسانۍ موتړ‬ water-
‫ ا ٓبخانه‬ābkhāná f. reservoir tank truck
‫ ابخوره‬ābkhúra f. watering; a watering place ‫ابرک‬ abrák m. singular & plural mica ‫سپين ابرک‬ Muscovite,
‫ آبخوري‬ābkhurí f. āvkhurí mug (for water), flask, water bottle white mica
‫ ابد‬abád m. Arabic plural eternity ‫ ترابده‬constantly, eternally, ‫ا ٓبرو‬ 1
ābráv m. ‫آب رو‬ āvráv aqueduct ‫د مستعملو اوبو ا ٓبرو‬
forever, for good irrigation ditch
ً‫ابدا‬ abádán Arabic 1 constantly, eternally, forever, for good 2 ‫ا ٓبرو‬ 2
ābrú m. ābró f. plural honor, dignity, reputation ‫ا ٓبرو ورکول‬
quite, entirely ‫ابداً خبر نه دئ‬ He hasn't a clue. He doesn't know to do honor, respect ‫ا ٓبرو تويول ا ٓبرو پر مځکه تويول‬ to shame,
at all. dishonor
‫ ا ٓبدات‬ābidā́ t m. Arabic plural from ‫ا ٓبد‬ ‫ ابرو‬3 abrú m. [plural: ‫ ابران‬abruā́ n] eyebrow
‫ آبدار‬ābdā́ r āvdā́ r 1.1 watery, humid, damp 1.2 juicy (of fruits) ‫ ا ٓبرومن‬ābrumán ‫ ا ٓبرومند‬ābrumánd 1 honorable 2 deserving,
1.3 sparkling, shining (of pure water, precious stones) 1.4 respected, estimable
worthy, respected, glorious, honorable 1.5 tempered, hardened ‫ا ٓبرومندانه‬ ābrumandāná 1 deserving, estimable ‫په ا ٓبرومندانه صورت‬
(steel) 2 m. .1 butler 2.2 major-domo 2.3 person who in a deserving fashion or manner 2 in a worthy fashion or
affects irrigation manner
‫آبدارول‬ ābdāravə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫کړ‬ ‫]آبدار يې‬ ‫ابره‬ 1
abrá 1 right side (i.e., of clothing) 2 small shawl (worn at
glorify; esteem, honor, revere the waist) 3 sash, girdle 4 kashmir shawl 5 paper with a
‫ آبداري‬ābdārí f. 1 glory, honor, dignity f. 2 hardening (steel) design (for wrapping or bookbinding)
‫ ا ٓبدارېدل‬ābdāredə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]ا ٓبدار شو‬to be ‫ ابره‬2 ibrá f. harvest; picking (e.g., fruit)
glorified, be esteemed, be honored, be revered ‫ ابرا‬3 ibrá f. Arabic 1 needle 2 pointer
‫ابداع‬ ibdā́ ' f. Arabic discovery, invention ‫ ابره ور‬ibravár pertaining to harvest or crops; fertile
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‫ابري‬ 1
abrí cloudy ‫ابلهي‬ ablahí f. Arabic foolishness, nonsense, folly
‫ابري‬ 2
abrí ‫ابري کاغذ‬ paper with design (for wrapping or ‫ابلېدل‬ abə́ledə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]ابل شو‬1 to be
bookbinding) bared, be exposed 2 to have someone's shoes removed
‫ آبرېز‬ābréz āvréz lavatory, latrine ‫ ابليس‬iblís m. Arabic devil, satan
‫ ابرېښم‬abrekhə́m m. plural  ‫ورېښم‬ ‫ آبمند‬ābmánd honorable, worthy, respected
‫ ابړۍ‬ubṛə́j f.  ‫اوبړۍ‬ ‫ ابن‬ibn m. [plural: ‫ ابنا‬abnā́ ] Arabic son (in proper names)
‫ آبس‬ā-bás Well, that's it!; That's all! ‫ ا ٓبنا‬ābná f. ‫ ا ٓبناي‬ābnāj m. strait, sound ‫ د دردنېل ا ٓبنا‬Dardanelles
‫ ابس ډنډي‬abasḍanḍáj  ‫اپس ډنډۍ‬ ‫ ابن سينا‬ibn-i-sinā́ m. ibna-Sina, Avicenna (Arab physician and
‫ آبشار‬ābshā́ r m. waterfall philospher, 980-1037)
‫ آبشناس‬ābshinā́ s m. pilot (maritime) ‫ ابنوس‬ābnū́ s m. Arabic singular & plural black wood, ebony
‫ ابطال‬1 ibtā́ l m. Arabic 1 destruction 2 rejection medicine ‫ ا ٓبنوسي‬ābnusí adjective of black wood, of ebony
idiom ‫ د حس ابطال‬anaesthesia ‫ ابڼه‬ubə́ṇa f.  ‫اوبڼه‬
‫ ابطال‬2 abtā́ l m. Arabic plural ‫ ابطال‬abtā́ l m. from Arabic ‫بطل‬ ‫ ابو‬1 abú m. father (in proper names) ‫ ابوبکر‬Abubekr
‫ ابعاد‬ab'ā́ d m. Arabic plural [singular: ‫ ]بعد‬1 distances 2 math ‫ ابو‬2 ubó Western oblique plural of ‫اوبه‬
dimensions, measurements ‫ ابواب‬abvā́ b m. Arabic plural of ‫ باب‬1
‫ ابک‬abə́k m. affectionate Papa ‫ ابکه‬Oh Papa! ‫ ابو الهول‬abulhául m. Arabic sphinx
‫ آبکند‬ābkánd m. ravine ‫ ابوت‬ubuvvát m. Arabic 1 fatherhood 2 patriarchy
‫ آب کوثر‬āb-i-kavsár m. religion 1 water of the heavenly river ‫ آب وتاب‬ābutāb m. ‫ ا ٓبوتاب‬1 brilliance, splendor 2 dignity ‫په ا ٓب‬
Kavsar 2 nectar 3 proper name the Kavsar River (in NW ‫ وتاب ويل‬to speak importantly, speak with dignity, speak
Afghanistan) grandiloquently
‫ آبگوټ‬ābgóṭ m.  ‫اگبوټ‬ ‫ ابو ځاله‬ubudzā́ la f. sponge
‫ آبگوشت‬ābgúsht m. āvgúsht bouillon ‫ ا ٓب ودانه‬āb-u-dāná f. 1 subsistence, food 2 that which is
‫ ابل‬abə́l 1 naked 2 barefoot ‫( ابلې پښې‬to go, be) barefoot ‫پښې‬ necessary to exist
‫ ابلې‬Eastern (to go, be) barefoot ‫ ابوس‬obús m. howitzer
‫ ابلاغ‬iblā́ gh m. Arabic notification, report, information ‫ ابوسي‬obusí adjective howitzer
‫ ابلاغول‬iblāgavə́l denominative [past: ‫ ]ابلاغ شو‬to notify, report, ‫ آب وهوا‬āb-u-havā́ f. climate
inform ‫ ابويت‬abaviját 1 fatherhood 2 position or role of an ancestor or
‫ابلاغېدل‬
ibladadə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]ابلاغ شو‬to be forefather
communicated, be informed ‫ابوين‬ abavájn m. Arabic dual parents, father and mother
‫ابلاغيه‬ iblāgijná f. Arabic 1 (official) communication, ‫ ابه‬1 abá ‫ابه په دبه وهل‬ to get by, live in poverty, live from hand to
communique ‫حربي ابلاغيه‬ situation report, SITREP (re military mouth
operations) ‫ ابه‬2 abá m. abbot
‫ ابلتوب‬abltób m. nudity, nakedness ‫ ابهام‬ibhām m. Arabic 1 doubt 2 vagueness, uncertainty,
‫ ابلق‬abláḳ ‫ ابلک‬ablák Arabic 1 motley, parti-colored 2 piebald confusion ‫ ابهام رفع کول‬to eliminate doubt, introduce clarity
3 figurative two-faced, hypocritical ‫ ابلق سړی دئ‬He is a ‫ ا ٓبي‬1 ābí ‫ ابي‬abí 1 moist, humid 2 pertaining to watering,
hypocrite. irrigation 3 sky blue ‫ ا ٓبي سترگي‬sky-blue eyes 4 water ‫ا ٓبي لاري‬
‫ ابلن‬ublə́n  ‫اوبلن‬ water routes ‫ ا ٓبي قوه‬hydraulic power
‫ ابلوڅ‬ablúts 1 adult, of full legal age 2 youthful ‫ابلوڅ هلک‬ ‫ ابۍ‬2 abə́j f. [plural:‫ ابۍ‬abə́j ‫ ابۍ گاني‬abə́jgā́ ni] 1 mama,
teenager, lad, youth mommy (affectionate form of address) 2 mom (form of address
‫ ابلوڅه‬ablústa 1 feminine singular of ‫ ابلوڅ‬2 f. girl to an elderly woman) 3 (child's) nurse, nanny 4 servant,
‫ ابلوڅېدل‬ablutsedə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫]ابلوڅ شو‬ to female worker
attain adulthood, reach maturity ‫ا ٓبيا‬ ābijā́ f. pace ‫ا ٓبيا وهل‬ to pace (i.e., special gait used in
‫ابلول‬ abə́lavə́l denominative, transitive ‫[ ابلول‬past: ‫]ابل يې کړ‬ 1 to horsemanship)
bare, expose 2 to take off someone's shoes ‫ ابيات‬abjā́ t m. Arabic plural  ‫ بيت‬1
‫ ابله‬abə́la f. plural of ‫ابل‬
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‫ ا ٓبياري‬ābjārí f. watering, irrigation ‫ ا ٓبياري کول‬to water, irrigate
‫ ابله‬2 abláh Arabic stupid, bad ‫ ا ٓبيانه‬ābjāná f. collection or accumulation of water
‫ ابلهانه‬ablahāná 1 stupid, foolish ‫ابلهانه کلمې‬ stupid words, ‫ ابيجان‬abidzhā́ n m. Abidzhan (city)
foolish words 2 stupidly, foolishly ‫ ابير‬abír m. singular & plural ambergris, fragrance, perfume
‫ا ٓبله کوبي‬ ablakubí f. inoculation, vaccination ‫ ابيض‬abjáz Arabic combining form white ‫ ابيضه بحيره‬White Sea
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‫ ابيضه بحيره‬abjáza buhajrá the White Sea ‫ اپي ناين‬apinā́ jn m. ‫ اپي نين‬apinájn the Appenine peninsula ‫د اپي‬
‫ ابيه ور‬abjavár ‫ ابيور‬dialect fast, swift (horses, etc.) ‫ ناين غرونه‬the Appenines
‫ ابيه وري‬abjavarí f.  ‫آبيا‬ ‫ ات‬ā́ t Arabic plural suffix 1 usually used with Arabic nouns, and
‫ اپ‬ap ‫ په اپ او دوپ برابرول‬a to scrape together, accumulate, rarely for nouns borrowed from other languages, e.g., ‫احتياجات‬
acquire with difficulty b to steal (something) necessities ‫ خواهشات‬wishes 2 forms the second plural of
‫اپارتمان‬ apārtmā́ n m. 1 multiple dwelling house (of the European Arabic nouns, e.g., ‫ اخبارات‬newspapers
type) 2 apartment ‫ اتازونوي‬ēhtāzunaví atāzunaví pertaining to the United States of
‫ آپت‬āpát m.  ‫ آپت و! ؛ آفت‬That's bad! America; belonging to the USA; American
‫ اپته‬apatá  ‫ابته‬ ‫اتازوني‬ ēhtāzuní atāzuní m. & f. the United States of America, the
‫ اپرن‬aprán m. apron USA ‫ د اتازوني ولايتونه‬the United States of America, the USA
‫ اپره‬uprá 1 adjective foreign 2 m. singular & plural foreigner, ‫ آتاشې‬ātāshé m. ‫[ ا ٓتاشه‬plural: ‫ اتاشه گان‬ātāshegā́ n] attaché ‫ميلټري‬
foreigners ‫ ا ٓتاشې‬military attache ‫ نظامي ا ٓتاشې‬military attache
‫ اپريت‬iprít m. plural yperite, mustard gas ‫ اتام‬atā́ m m. 1  ‫ طعام‬2 crumbs (of bread)
‫ اپريدي‬apridí m. singular of ‫افريدي‬ ‫ اتبار‬1 itbā́ r m. regional Sunday
‫ اپرېشن‬apréshán m. operation (surgical) ‫ اتبار‬2 ittibā́ r m. colloquial  ‫اعتبار‬
‫ اپريل‬apríl m. April ‫ اتباري‬ittibārí colloquial  ‫ هغه ډېر اتباري و ؛ اعتباري‬I believed
‫ آپرين‬āprín  ‫آفرين‬ him.
‫ اپس ډنډۍ‬apasḍanḍə́j to play "tip cat" (a game in which a pointed ‫ اتباع‬1 atbā́ 1 masculine plural of ‫ تبع‬2 subjects, nationals ‫خارجي‬
stick of wood is made to spring up from the ground by being ‫ اتباع‬foreign subjects, foreign nationals
struck on the tip with a stick, and is then batted as far as ‫ اتباع‬2 ittibā́ f. Arabic 1 obedience 2 following, shadowing
possible) someone 3 observation, maintenance (of principles)
‫ اپسوس‬apsós m.  ‫افسوس‬ ‫اتجاه‬ ittidzhā́ h f. Arabic [plural: ‫ اتجاهات‬ittidzhāhā́ t] 1 direction,
‫ اپل‬apə́l  ‫ ابل اپلي پښې‬adverb barefoot course (of a ship, aircraft) 2 inclination, bent, aspiration 3
‫ اپلات‬aplā́ t empty, nonsensical ‫ اپلاتي ويل‬to babble, talk nonsense, tendency
talk rot ‫اتحاد‬ ittihā́ d m. Arabic 1 unity 2 union ‫شوروي اتحاد‬ Soviet
‫اپلاتند‬
aplātə́nd babbling, talking nonsense, talking rot ‫اپلاتند سړی‬ Union ‫د شوروي سوسياليستي جماهيرو اتحاد‬ Union of Soviet
babbler, windbag Socialist Republics, the USSR 3 union, bloc alliance ‫تدافعي‬
‫ اپلاس‬iplā́ s m.  ‫افلاس‬ ‫ اتحاد‬defense alliance
‫ اپلت‬aplát  ‫اپلات‬ ‫ اتحاد اسلام‬ittihād-i-islā́ m m. Pan-Islamism
‫ اپلتند‬aplatə́nd  ‫اپلاتند‬ ‫ اتحاد نامه‬ittihādnāmá f. allied treaty
‫ اپليت‬aplít m. babbler, windbag ‫ اتحادي‬ittihādí 1 union ‫ اتحادي جمهور‬union republic, federal
‫ اپن‬apín m. plural opium republic 2 federal
‫ اپنائن‬apinā́ jn m.  ‫اپي ناين‬ ‫اتحاديه‬ ittihādijá f. Arabic 1 unified body, union ‫د کارگرانو اتحاديه‬
‫ آپنديسيت‬āpandisít m. medicine appendicitis trade union ‫ د ټولي شوروي اتحاديې د تجارت اطاق‬All-Union
‫ آپنديکس‬āpandíks m. anatomy appendix Chamber of Commerce ‫ د شوروي ليکوالو اتحاديه‬Union of Soviet
‫ اپوټه‬apuṭá 1 turned over, unscrewed 2 oppressed, despotized, Writers ‫ د مللو اتحاديه‬history League of Nations 2 alliance,
enslaved bloc ‫ نظامي اتحاديه‬military alliance
‫ اپول‬apavə́l transitive  ‫هپول‬ ‫ اتخاذ‬ittikhā́ z m. Arabic 1 collection 2 reception, acceptance,
‫ اپه‬apá f. endeavor, striving taking ‫ اتخاذ کول‬compound verb a to collect b to receive,
‫ اپي‬apí [plural: ‫ اپيان‬apiján] 1 viper, adder 2 snake accept, take ‫ خپل تصميمات يې اتخاذ کړي دي‬He decided.
‫ اپيز‬apíz m. colloquial  ‫حافظ‬ ‫ اتر‬atár knowing, witting, informed ‫ په دې کار خبر او اتر نه يم‬I know
‫ اپيل‬apíl m. regional law 1 appeal ‫ اپيل کول‬to appeal 2 request nothing of this matter. I am not informed about it.
for a new hearing ‫اتراغ‬ utrā́ gh m. ‫ اتراق‬utrā́ ḳ m. stand, mooring, parking, halt, rest-
‫اپيلل‬ apelə́l transitive [past: ‫ ]و يې اپېلل‬swallow, gulp down, stop ‫ اتراغ کېدل‬to be halted, be parked, be moored; have a rest-
ingurgitate stop, arrange a halt
‫ اپيم‬apím m. plural opium ‫ اترنگ‬atráng m. singular & plural botany henna, alkanna
‫ اپيم چي‬apimchí m. ‫ اپيمي‬apimí m. opium smoker ‫ اترول‬ataravə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫ ]اتر يې کړ‬to inform,
‫ اپين‬apín m. plural opium notify
‫اتره‬ atára f. trunk, body, torso
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‫ اتري‬atə́ri doublet ‫خبري‬ based (upon), be founded (upon) b to rely, depend, set hope
‫ اترېدل‬ataredə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]اتر شو‬to be upon (someone, something)
informed, be notified ‫اتکائي‬ ittikāí military supporting ‫اتکائي ځای‬ defended post,
‫اتريش‬ otrísh m. Austria strong point
‫اتساع‬ ittisā́ ' f. Arabic 1 broadening, expansion 2 extensiveness, ‫ اتکړۍ ات کړۍ‬atkaṛə́j f. handcuffs, manacles
magnitude, roominess, spaciousness ‫ اتکو‬atkó f. ‫ اتکۍ‬atkə́j f. 1 mother (affectionate form of address)
‫آتش‬ ātásh m. ātísh 1 fire 2 gunfire ‫آني آتش‬ volley ‫د ا ٓتش خط‬ 2 grandmother (affectionate form of address)
line of fire ‫د آتش قوه‬ firepower 3 used as the first element in ‫اتل‬ atál 1 courageous, brave, valorous 2 m. .1 distinguished
compounds, e.g., ‫ ا ٓتش بازي‬fireworks person, talented person 2.2 epic hero 2.3 hero 2.4 champion
‫آتش افشان‬ ātashafshā́ n ‫ا ٓتش انداز‬ ātashandā́ z 1 adjective flame- ‫ اتلاف‬itlā́ f m. Arabic  ‫تلف‬
throwing 2 m. flame-thrower ‫ اتلانتيک‬atlāntík adjective Atlantic
‫ آتش باري‬ātashbārí f. artillery fire ‫ اتل تون‬ataltún m. ‫ اتلتون‬operational department (Soviet strategic,
‫ آتش بازي‬ātashbāzí f. fireworks tactical term)
‫ آتش پرست‬ātashparást m. fire worshipper ‫ اتلس‬1 atlás m. 1 satin (cloth) 2 proper name Atlas
‫ آتش پرستي‬ātashparastí f. fire worship ‫ اتلس‬2 atə́las numeral  ‫اته لس‬
‫ آتش خانه‬ātashkhāná f. 1 focus, pocket, center (e.g., infection) 2 ‫ اتلس‬3 atlás  ‫ اطلس‬1
shelf; lock, block, bolt (of a rifle, etc.); fuse, primer, detonator ‫ اتلس‬4 átlas m. atlas (e.g., geographic reference)
(armament) ‫ اتلسم‬atə́lasə́m ordinal  ‫اته لسم‬
‫ آتش دار‬ātashdā́ r 1 incendiary 2 pertaining to firearms ‫ا ٓتش داره‬ ‫ اتلسه‬atlása f. proper name Atlasa
‫ وسله‬weapon (firearm) ‫ اتل لېږد‬atalégḍ m. military transfer, redeployment of troops
‫ آتش فشان‬ātashfishā́ n 1 pyrogenetic, volcanic ‫آتش فشان غر‬ ‫ اتل وال‬atalvāl m. military Chief of Operations Department
volcano 2 m. flamethrower ‫ اتلواله‬atalvā́ la f. talent, (personal) gift
‫ آتش فشاني‬ātashfishāní f. volcanic eruption ‫ اتم‬at‫؍‬ə́m ordinal eighth
‫ آتشک‬ātashák m. 1 agriculture anthracnose (plant disease) ‫د تاکو‬ ‫ اتمام‬itmā́ m m. Arabic completion, conclusion
‫ ا ٓتشک‬vineyard anthracnose 2 syphilis ‫ اتمانځي‬1 utmāndzí m. plural  ‫ اتمانزي‬1 2 utmānzáj m. 
‫ آتش گير‬ātashgír m. tinder, wick ‫اتمانزي‬
‫ ا ٓتشې‬1 atashé m. ‫ آتشه‬ ‫ا ٓتاشه‬ ‫ اتمان خېل‬utmānkhél 1 m. plural the Utmankhejli 1a a tribe 1b
‫ ا ٓتشي‬2 ātashí 1 adjective fire, pertaining to gunfire ‫آتشي پرده‬ a subdivsion of the Orakzai tribe 2 Utmankhejl (person)
curtain of fire 2 accumulated, amassed 3 bright 4 figurative ‫اتمانزي‬ 1 utmānzí m. plural Utmanzi (a subdivision of (a.) the
given to anger, quick to anger idiom ‫آتشي ښيښه‬ magnifying Waziri tribe; (b.) the Momandi tribe) 2 utmānzái m. plural
glass the Utmanzai
‫ اتصال‬ittisā́ l m. Arabic 1 contiguity 2 joining, junction, tie, bond ‫ اتمبار‬atambā́ r m.  ‫اټمبار‬
‫ د اتصال کړۍ‬connecting link ‫ اتصال ورکول‬to join, connect ‫دچا‬ ‫ اتموسفېر‬atmosfér m. atmosphere
‫ سره اتصال پيدا کول‬to join (something to something else), ‫ ا ٓتن‬ātén m. Athens (city)
associate oneself with someone 3 continuity ‫ اتنا‬ēhtna f. Etna
‫ اتصالي‬ittisālí Arabic joining, connecting ‫ اتنوگرافي‬ēhtnogrāfí f. ethnography
‫ اتفاق‬ittifā́ k m. Arabic 1 contiguity, coincidence 2 consent, ‫ اننه‬utə́na f. doublet ‫پوښتنه‬
agreement ‫ د چا سره اتفاق کول‬to come to an understanding, come ‫ اتنيم‬atəním vice ‫ اته نيم پر اتنيمي بجې‬at eight-thirty
to an agreement with someone … ‫ټول د دې مسئلې اتفاق لري چه‬ ‫ اتڼ‬atáṇ m. 1 the Atan (national dance) 2 dance ‫ اتڼ‬،‫اتڼ وهل‬
all are in agreement with the fact that … …‫په دې اتفاق راغئ چه‬ ‫ اتڼ اچول‬،‫ کول‬a to dance b to whirl in the air (of birds)
they have agreed that … 3 unanimity ‫ د ا ٓراو اتفاق‬consensus ‫په‬ ‫ اتڼ وال‬ataṇvál m. one who dances the Atan; dancer
‫ اتفاق سره‬a in concord, with mutual, common consent b ‫ اتڼي‬ataṇí adjective dancing ‫ اتڼي ځوان‬dancer
unanimously 4 case, event, occurrence 5 good luck, success ‫ اتو‬1 utú m. flatiron ‫ د اتو ماشين‬flatiron ‫ اتو کول‬compound verb
ً‫اتفاقا‬ ittifā́ kán Arabic 1 unanimously, by consensus 2 by chance, to iron, press
now and then ‫ اتو‬2 ató m. proper name Ato
‫اتفاقي‬ ittifākí Arabic accidental, fortuitous ‫په اتفاقي صورت‬ ‫ اتو‬3 ató oblique of ‫ اته‬2
accidentally, by chance ‫ اتوار‬itvār m. regional Sunday
‫ اتکا‬ittikā́ f. Arabic 1 support 2 hope, reliance, expectation ‫ اتوب‬1 atúb m. dialect a sweet odalda or pancake (cooked in
‫ په… اتکا کول‬،‫ پر… اتکا کول‬hope, reliance, expectation a to be butter)
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‫ اتوب‬2 atób m. Eastern sweet gruel; scrambled eggs
‫ اتوريته‬otorité f. 1 power 2 authority
‫ اتوکار‬otokár m. bus, intercity bus
‫ اتوم‬atóm m. atom
‫ اتومات‬atomát m. automatic device ‫ د اتومات مرکز‬automatic
telephone station, automatic telephone switching installation
‫ اتوماتيکي‬atomātikí automatic ‫ په اتوماتيکي ډول‬automatically
‫ اتوماتيکي کول‬to automate
‫ اتومبيل‬atomobíl m.  ‫موټر‬
‫ اتومي‬atomí ‫ اتوميک‬atomík adjective nuclear, atom ‫اتوميک انرژي‬
atomic energy ‫ دبرق اتومي سټېسن‬nuclear power station ‫اتومي وزن‬
physics atomic weight
‫اتوڼي‬ atoṇáj m. last person (e.g., in a queue), bringing up the rear
‫ اته‬1 áta f. 1 cubit (measure of length) ‫اته کول‬ to measure a
length 2 pace
‫ اته‬atə numeral eight
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‫ اته‬3 atá f. regional prison cell
‫ اتهام‬ittihām m. Arabic accusation, suspicion
‫ اتهامنامه‬ittihāmnāmá f. Arabic bill of indictment
‫ اته انيزي‬atəanízaj m. half-rupee (eight annas in Indian money)
‫ اته لس‬atə́las numeral eighteen
‫ اته لسم‬atə́lasə́m ordinal eighteenth
‫ اته ويشت‬atəvísht numeral twenty-eight
‫ آتي‬ātí Arabic following, next, supervenient
‫ اتيا‬atjá numeral eighty
ً‫ اتيا‬atíján Arabic afterwards, later on, subsequently, in the future
‫ اتيات‬itját m. colloquial  ‫احتياط‬
‫ اتيتې‬atíte f. 1 patience 2 satisfaction ‫ اتيتې کول‬a to endure,
stand, suffer b to content oneself with, be contented
‫ آتيه‬ātijá f. Arabic future
‫ اټاړۍ‬aṭaṛə́j f. 1 country house, dacha 2 farmstead, villa (usually
with two stories and a tower) 3 Afridi upper story
‫اټال‬ aṭāl 1 uneasy, worried 2 banned, not permitted, detained 3
unoccupied, unemployed 4 repulsed, repelled ‫اټال کول‬  ‫اټالول‬
، ‫ اټال کېدل‬ ‫اټالېدل‬
‫ اټالول‬aṭālavə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫کړ‬ ‫]اټال يې‬
trouble, disturb, alarm 2 to detain, bother, obstruct 3 to
prevent from working 4 to beat off, repel
‫اټالېدل‬aṭāledə́l [past: ‫ ]اټال شو‬1 to worry, be agitated, be alarmed
2 to be detained, be stoped 3 to be prevented from working 4
to be repulsed, be repelled
‫ اټالېده‬aṭāledə́ m. plural 1 worry, agitation, alarm 2 delay, halt
‫ اټاوا‬aṭāvá f. Ottawa (city)
‫ اټرق‬uṭráḳ m.  ‫اتراغ‬
‫ اټسکی‬atə́skaj m. sneezing ‫ اټسکی وهل‬،‫ اټسکی کول‬to sneeze
‫ اټک‬aṭák Atak (city) ‫ د اټک سيند‬the Ind River
‫ اټکل‬aṭkál m. 1 supposition, guess, proposal ‫غلط اټکل‬
miscalculation, blunder ‫ اټکل وهل‬to suppose, guess ‫د اټکل متار‬
‫ وراچول‬to make a rough estimate ‫ د اټکل په متار وهل‬a to divine,
guess b to make a statement by guesswork 2 likening,
comparison 3 judgement, opinion 4 check, test, trial
‫اټکلول‬aṭkalavə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫ ]اټکل يې کړ‬1 to
suppose, think, consider 2 to compare 3 to make a judgment
concerning something; evaluate something ‫ تر‬،‫تر حقيقت کم اټکلول‬
‫ حقيقت لږ اټکلول‬to underestimate 4 to estimate 5 to check; test
‫ ځان اټکلول‬to check oneself
‫ اټکلونه‬aṭkalavə́na f. 1 assumption, guess 2 comparison 3
evaluation 4 estimate 5 check, test
‫ اټکلي‬atkalí 1 approximate, rough, near (as in guess, estimate) ‫د‬
‫ اټکلي سنجش سره سم‬according to rough calculations 2 notional
‫ اټکلېدل‬aṭkaladə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]اټکل شو‬1 to
be assumed, be considered 2 to be capable of comparison, be
compared 3 to be evaluated 4 to be checked, be tested
‫اټکور‬ aṭkór m. the application of a hot brick or other object to a
sore spot
‫ اټکورول‬aṭkoravə́l denominative, transitive ‫[ اټکورول‬past: ‫اټکور يې‬
‫ ]کړ‬to treat by applying a hot object to a sore spot
‫ اټکورېدل‬aṭkoredə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]اټکور شو‬to
be treated by the application of a hot object to a sore spot
‫ اټکۍ‬1 aṭkə́j f. hiccough ‫ اټکۍ کول‬to hiccough
‫ اټکي‬2 uṭkáj m. pipe, flue
‫ اټلس‬aṭlás m. atlas
‫ اټلي‬ítə́li f.  ‫ايطاليا‬
‫ اټمبار‬aṭambár m. crowd, assemblage, gathering
‫ اټمبارول‬aṭambaravə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫]اټمبار يې کړ‬ 1
to assemble, unite 2 to arrange, put right
‫اټمبارېدل‬ aṭambraredə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫]اټمبار شو‬
1 to be assembled, be united, be accumulated 2 to be arranged,
be set right
‫ اټوځي‬aṭodzáj m. bazaar, market
‫ اټ وسټ‬aṭ-u-sáṭ hither and thither, back and forth
‫ اټوم‬aṭóm m.  ‫اتوم‬
‫ اټوماتيکي‬aṭomāṭikí  ‫اتوماتيکي‬
‫ اټومي‬aṭomí ‫ اټوميک‬aṭomík  ‫اتومي‬
1 to ‫ اټومي وسله‬aṭūmí waslá f. dirty bomb
‫ اټه‬1 aṭá f. ball, skein (of thread) ‫ اټه کول‬to wind, reel ‫اټه کېدل‬ to
be wound, be reeled
‫ اټه‬2 áṭa f. whim
‫ اټه اوړه‬aṭa-oṛə́ m. plural finely-milled flour
‫ اټۍ‬1 atə́j f.  ‫ اټه‬1
‫ اټۍ‬2 atə́j f.  ‫ هټۍ‬shop, store
‫ اټې‬3 aṭé plural of ‫ اټه‬1
‫ اټي‬4 áṭi plural of ‫ اټه‬2
‫ اټېران‬aṭerān m. 1 spool, reel 2 pachisi, ateran (game with dice)
‫ اټېران کول‬compound verb a to reel b to play pachisi
‫ اټېرل‬aṭerə́l [past: ‫ ]واټېره‬1 to suffer from indigestion, suffer from
dyspepsia 2 to overeat, overfeed, be stuffed
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‫ اټېرن‬aṭerə́n suffering from indigestion, suffering from dyspepsia
‫ اټېرنه‬aṭerə́na f. indigestion, dyspepsia
‫ اټېنشن‬aṭenshán regional military Attention! (as a command)
‫ اټېنشن کېدل‬compound verb to stand at attention
‫ اټيوال‬aṭivā́ l m. shopkeeper
‫ اثاث‬asā́ s m. ‫ اثاث البيت‬asās-ul-bájt m. Arabic furniture;
household furnishings; utensils
‫آثار‬ āsā́ r m. Arabic 1 plural of ‫ اثر‬2 ruins (antiquities),
monuments ‫ تاريخي آثار‬، ‫ عتيقه آثار‬historical monuments ‫حفظ‬
‫ا ٓثار‬ hifs-i protection of ancient moments 3 works, writings,
compositions
‫اثبات‬ ‫په اثبات کښي يې سر و خو ځاوه‬
m. Arabic confirmation, proof
He nodded his head affirmatively. ‫ په اثبات رسول‬to confirm,
prove ‫ زه یې په اثبات رسولای شم‬I can prove it. ‫دا هم و اثبات ته‬
‫ …رسېدلې ده چه‬It has been also proven that … ‫اثبات کول‬
compound verb  ‫ اثباتول اثبات کېدل‬compound verb  ‫اثباتېدل‬
‫ اثباتول‬isbātavə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫ ]اثبات يې کړ‬to
confirm, prove
‫اثباتېدل‬ isbātedə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]اثبات شو‬to be
confirmed, be corroborated, be proven ‫ په لاس ليک اثباتېدل‬to be
attested by signature
‫اثر‬ asár m. [plural: ‫ اثرونه‬asarúna Arabic plural: ‫ ا ٓثار‬āsā́ r
plural: ‫ اثرات‬asarā́ t] 1 track ‫ دچا اثر ميندل‬to detect someone's
tracks; find ‫ هيڅ اثر لاس ته رانغئ‬No tracks of any kind were
detected. 2 sign, symbol 3 impression, influence, action, effect
‫ په … کښي اثر وربخښل‬،‫ په … کښي اثر اچول‬to influence, affect
… ‫ په … کښي بد اثر وربخښل‬to exert a bad influence upon… ‫پر‬
‫ … اثر غورځول‬to influence… ‫ اثر لرل‬، ‫ اثر کول‬to act, operate,
exert influence on 4 leadership ‫ د … تر اثر لاندي‬a under the
influence … b under the leadership … 5 literary production,
literary work idiom ‫د… په اثر کښي‬ as a result of … ‫… له اثره‬
as a result, consequence of …
‫ اثره‬asrá f.  ‫اسره‬
‫ اثري‬asarí bewitching, alluring
‫ اثقال‬askāl m. Arabic plural 1 from ‫ ثقل‬2 ballast
‫ اثنا‬asnā́ m. Arabic plural 1 from ‫ ثني‬2 interval, mean 3
interval of time, interval of space ‫ د… په اثنا کښي‬in time … in
the course of … ‫ په دغه اثنا کښي‬at that time, in the meantime
‫ اثواب‬asvāb m. Arabic plural of ‫ثوب‬
‫ آثور‬āsúr m. history Assyria
‫ ا ٓثوري‬āsurí 1 adjective history Assyrian 2 m. Assyrian (person)
‫ اثير‬asír m. Arabic plural ether
‫ اثيوبي‬asjubí 1 adjective Ethiopian 2 m. Ethiopian (person)
‫ اثيوبيه‬asjubijá f. Ethiopia
‫ اجابت‬idzhābát m. Arabic 1 granting (satisfaction) of a request 2
favorable attitude 3 careful (attentive) hearing ‫ اجابت کول‬a to
satisfy a request, respond to a request b to regard favorably c
to give a careful (attentive) hearing
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‫ اجارت‬idzhārát Arabic m. ‫ اجاره‬idzhārá f. Arabic 1 lease, rental
‫ داجاري حق‬rent ‫ داجارې کاغذ‬، ‫ داجارې ليک‬lease, rental contract 2
purchase (of land) 3 contract ‫ په اجارت اخيستل‬، ‫ اجارت کول‬a to
lease, take on lease, rent b to assume ownership c to put
(something) out to contract, contract (something) out 4 leased
sector of land idiom ‫ د قرض او اجارې قانون‬history lend-lease law
‫ اجاره اخيستونکی‬idzhārá akhistúnkaj m. leaseholder, lessee, tenant
‫ اجاره دار‬idzhāradār m. Arabic 1 leaseholder, lessor, tenant 2
freeholder 3 contractor
‫ اجاره داري‬idzhāradārí f. 1 lease, rent 2 possession based on lease
‫ اجاره وال‬idzhāravā́ l m.  ‫اجاره دار‬
‫ اجاړ‬udzā́ ṛ dispersed, scattered, dissipated
‫ اجاړول‬udzhāṛavə́l denominative to scatter, disperse, dissipate
‫ اجاړېدل‬udzhāṛedə́l denominative [past: ‫ ]اجاړ شو‬to be scattered,
be dispersed
‫ اجاړ ېده‬udzhāṛedə́ m. plural sparseness, dispersion
‫ اجازت‬idzhāzát m. ‫ اجازه‬idzhazá f. Arabic 1 permission,
authorization ‫ د چا په اجازت سره‬،‫ د چا په اجازت‬with someone's
permission ‫ بېله اجازې څخه‬،‫ بېله اجازې‬without authorization ‫د چا‬
‫ څخه اجازت اخيستل‬to receive someone's permission ‫د چا څخه‬
‫ اجازت غوښتل‬to request someone's permission ‫ اجازت ورکول‬to
give permission, authorize ‫ اجازت کېدل‬compound verb to be
authorized; be granted (rights, etc.) ‫ اجازه ده؟‬May I? May one?
Do I have your permission? ‫ اجازه ده‬it is allowed, One can, you
may, 2 approval, sanction ‫ اجازت ميندل‬to have received
approval, be sanctioned, be approved 3 right ‫ اجازت لرل‬to have
the right
‫اجازه نامه‬ idzhāzanāmá f. 1 license, authorization, certificate 2
pass, permit 3 admission (i.e., to premises); admittance
‫ اجاغ‬udzhāgh m. hearth
‫د‬ ‫ ا ٓجال‬ādzhā́ l m. Arabic plural of ‫اجل‬
‫ اجانب‬adzhāníb m. Arabic plural of ‫اجنبي‬
‫ اجایي‬adzhājí ‫ اجایي کېدل‬to think only of food
‫ اجب‬adzháb colloquial  ‫عجب‬
‫ اجبار‬idzhbā́ r m. Arabic compulsion; obligation ‫اجبار کول‬ to
force, compel, oblige, constrain
ً‫ اجبارا‬idzhbā́ rán Arabic by force, compulsorily, by compulsion
‫ اجباري‬idzhbārí Arabic compulsory, obligatory ‫اجباري عسکري‬
‫ سيستم‬obligatory military service ‫ اجباري قوت لرل‬to be
compelled (e.g., as a result of a court decision)
‫ اجت‬adzhát m. colloquial  ‫حاجت‬
‫ اجتماع‬idzhtimā́ ' f. Arabic 1 m. [plural: ‫ اجتماعات‬idzhuma'ā́ t] 1
meeting; gathering 2 military build-up, massing (of the enemy)
3 public, social life 4 [plural: ‫ اجتماعوي‬idzhtimā́ 'vi] society,
collective
ً‫اجتماعا‬ idzhtima'ā́ n Arabic 1 in a social relationship 2
unanimously
‫ اجتماعي‬idzhtimā'í Arabic 1.1 public, social ‫ اجتماعي حيات‬public
life ‫ اجتماعي نظام‬social system ‫ اجتماعي علوم‬social sciences
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‫اجتماعي گرزول‬ to socialize (the means of production) 1.2 ‫اجزا‬ adzhzā m. Arabic plural 1 of ‫ جز‬2 2 component parts,
adjective collective 2 m. [plural: ‫ اجتماعيون‬idzhtimā'ijún] elements 3 matter 4 organs, members (or similar) ‫د جملې اجزا‬
sociologist grammar parts of a sentence ‫اصلي اجزا‬ a basic elements b
‫اجتماعيات‬ idzhtimā'jā́ t m. Arabic plural social problems, principal parts (of a sentence)
problems of public life, problems of social life; social life, ‫ اجسام‬adzhsām m. Arabic plural 1 of ‫ جسم‬2 substances
public life ‫ اجسکي‬adzhə́skaj colloquial pitiful, poor
‫اجتناب‬ idzhtināb m. Arabic 1 avoidance, evasion; removal 2 ‫ اجغنه‬udzhghə́na f. ‫ اجغونه‬udzhghə́na f. goat's wool
abstention ‫د يوه شي څخه اجتناب کول‬ to avoid, shun something, ‫ اجل‬adzhāl m. Arabic [plural: ‫ آجال‬ādzhā́ l] 1 end of life; hour of
abstain from something death; death ‫ زما خو نو اجل پوره شو‬folklore And now came my
‫ اجتهاد‬idzhtihā́ d m. Arabic 1 diligence, endeavor, zeal 2  ‫جهاد‬ last hour, my end ‫ اجل نيولئ‬doomed; dying 2 limit; (fixed)
‫ اجداد‬adzhād m. Arabic plural of ‫ جد‬1 term
‫ اجداد پرستي‬adzhdādparastí f. ancestor worship ‫ اجدادي‬adzhdādí ‫اجلاپ‬ adzhāp moral, pure (of a person)
Arabic ancestral, traditional ‫اجلاس‬ idzhlās m. Arabic session, sitting, conference ‫کامل اجلاس‬
‫ا ٓجر‬ 1
ādzhúr m. brick (baked in a kiln) plenum, plenary session ‫اجلاس کول‬ to confer, hold a conference
‫اجر‬ 2
ádzhr m. ádzhar Arabic [plural: ‫ اجور‬udzhúr] 1 reward, ‫اجلاسي‬ idzhlāsí ‫اجلاسيه‬ idzhlāsijá singular & plural ‫اجلاسي غونډه‬
recompense, compensation ‫ د خپل زيار اجر ميندل‬to receive plenary session, plenum ‫ اجلاسي دوره‬session
compensation for one's labor ‫ اجر ورکول‬to compensate ،‫صبر کوه‬ ‫ اجلځي‬adzháldzáj m. back of the head, occiput
‫صبر لوی اجر لري‬ proverb be patient, patience is liberally ‫ اجل رسيده‬adzhál-rasidá doomed, dying
rewarded 2 pay, payment 3 repayment, retribution ‫ اجماع‬idzhmā́ ' f. Arabic 1 religion unanimous decision or
‫اجر ٔا‬ 1
idzhrā f. Arabic [m. plural: ‫ اجراا ٓت‬idzhrāā́ t] fulfillment, opinion of theologians 2 assembly, convocation 3
implementation, accomplishment, realization ‫د اجر ٔا قومانده‬ congregation, council
military command of execution (i.e., as opposed to preparatory ‫اجمال‬ idzhmāl m. Arabic 1 short account, brief description,
command) ‫ د يو شي اجر ٔا کول‬to carry (something) out ‫ اجر ٔا کول‬to abstract, summary 2 short survey, compendium, resumé
accomplish ‫ تر اجر ٔا لاندي راوستل‬compound verb to fulfill, ً ‫اجمالا‬ idzhmālán Arabic briefly; concisely; in general, outline; as
implement, accomplish, realize, carry out ‫ اجر ٔا کېدل‬compound an abstract; summarily
verb to be fulfilled, be implemented, be accomplished, be ‫ اجمالي‬idzhmālí Arabic short, concise, recapitulative, summary
carried out, be realized ‫قانون په اجر ٔا ايښودل‬ to put a law into ‫ اجمل‬adzhmál Arabic 1 most beautiful; perfect 2 m. proper
effect name Adzhmal, Ajmal
‫ اجرا‬2 udzharā m. Arabic plural of ‫اجير‬ ‫اجناب‬ adzhnāb m. Arabic plural of ‫ جنب‬1
‫ اجرام‬adzhrām m. Arabic plural of ‫ جرم‬،‫اسماني اجرام‬ heavenly ‫اجناس‬ adzhnās m. Arabic plural of ‫ جنس‬، ‫صادراتي اجناس‬ exports,
bodies export goods
‫اجرايوي‬ idzhrājaví ‫ اجرائي‬idzhrāí Arabic 1 executive ‫اجرائيه قوه‬ ‫ اجنبي‬adzhnabí Arabic 1.1 strange, alien, foreign, outlandish
executive power ‫ اجرائيه کميته‬executive committee 2 ‫ اجنبي لغات‬foreign words 1.2 unfamiliar 2 m. [plural: ‫اجنبيان‬
administrative adzhnabijā́ n Arabic ‫ اجانب‬adzhāníb] 2.1 foreigner, alien 2.2
‫ اجرائيه‬idzhrāijá f. 1 executive power 2 administrator ‫د اجرائيې‬ stranger
‫ شعبه‬administrative department, management directorate ‫مدير‬ ‫اجنبيت‬ adzhnabiját m. Arabic condition of being alien or foreign;
‫ اجرائيه‬mudír-i head of the management directorate foreignness, alien
‫ ا ٓجرپز‬ādzhurpáz m. bricklayer ‫ اجنټ‬adzhánṭ m. regional agent
‫ ا ٓجرپزي‬ādzhurpazí f. firing, kilning bricks ‫ د آچرپزۍ داش‬kiln for ‫ اجنډا‬adzhenḍā f. ‫ اجنډه‬adzhenḍá f. agenda, order of the day ‫د‬
firing bricks ‫ اجنډې جز گرځول‬to include in the agenda
‫اجرت‬ udzhrát m. Arabic pay, recompense, wage ‫ اجرت لرل‬to ‫ اجنسي‬adzhensí f. 1 agency 2 organ (establishment,
receive pay ‫ اجرت اخيستل‬to earn ‫ اجرت ورکول‬to pay ‫د زيات اجرت‬ organization)
‫ تقاضا لرل‬to demand an increase in wages or salary ‫ا ٓجڼه‬ ādzháṇa f. woman who has completed a haj (i.e., pilgrimage
‫ اجرستان‬adzhristā́ n m. Adzhristan (district) to Mecca); pilgrim
‫ اجره‬udzhrá f. colloquial  ‫حجره‬ ‫اجوت‬ adzhvát 1 united 2 side by side, next to; adjacent,
‫ آجري‬ādzhuń adjective brick contiguous
‫ اجړه‬idzhṛá m. [plural: ‫ اجره گان‬idzhṛagā́ n] scoundrel, villain, ‫اجوت والی‬ adzhvātvā́ laj m. 1 joining, junction, connection,
rascal combination 2 bring next to, bring alongside; closeness of fit;
contiguity
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‫ اجوتول‬adzhvatavə́l denominative [past: ‫ اجوت يې کړ‬past: ‫اجوت يې‬ blanket 1.4 to spread 1.5 to put, place, put together ‫بار پر اوښ‬
‫ ]کړ‬to unite, join, connect, close ‫اچول‬ to lead a pack on a camel 1.6 to lay (eggs) 1.7 to strew,
‫ اجوتونه‬adzhvatavə́na f. joining, junction, addition, binding pour (in, into) ‫مالگه اچول‬ to sprinkle salt, salt ‫دانه اچول‬ a to
together strew seed, sprinkle grain b to sow 1.8 to pour, pour out ‫يوه‬
‫اجوته‬ adzhváta  ‫اجوت‬ adzhváta ‫کول‬ ‫اجوته‬  ‫ اجوتول‬،‫اجوته کېدل‬ ‫پياله چای راواچوه‬ pour me a cup of tea ‫پټرول اچول‬ to refuel 1.9 to
 ‫اجوتېدل‬ give, feed (animals) 1.10 to fertilize, fertilize the soil 1.11
‫ اجوتېدل‬adzhvatedə́l denominative [past: ‫ ]اجوت شو‬unite; join, pass, give ‫ډوډۍ راواچوه‬ pass me the bread 1.12 to register
connect; close (up, in) (mail) 1.13 to lower, let down, launch ‫جهاز اوبو ته ور اچول‬ to
‫ اجور‬udzhúr m. Arabic plural of ‫ اجر‬2 launch a boat ‫سر يې کښته واچاوه‬ He hung his head. 1.14 to
‫ اجوره‬udzhurá f. Arabic pay; wages; compensation ‫اجوره گټل‬ to establish, set up (e.g., communications with someone) 1.15 to
earn build 1.16 to bind, fasten (to) 1.17 to place, put, settle, lodge;
‫ اجوره کار‬udzhutakār hired, rented assign a billet, quarter 1.18 to assign work, put to work 1.19
‫ اجوره کاري‬udzhurakārí f. Arabic work performed for pay; salary, to send (to school) 1.20 to hand in (an application); institute (a
earnings suit) ‫ پر چا عرض اچول‬to bring a suit against someone 1.21 to
‫اجوف‬ adzhváf m. Arabic plural 1 of ‫جوف‬ 2 anatomy cavity 3 entrust ‫ مسئوليت پر چا اچول‬to make someone responsible for
belly, interior 4 womb ‫ اجه‬údzha f. dialect leech something 1.22 to set aside, adjourn; drag out (an affair) ! ‫سبا‬
‫ اجي‬adzhí m. colloquial hadji ‫ ته يې واچوه‬Put it off until tomorrow! 1.23 to draw up (e.g., a
‫ اجيټن‬adzhiṭán m. ‫ اجيدان‬adzhidān m. colloquial adjutant plan); sketch in, make a rough sketch or outline ‫ نقشه اچول‬to
‫ اجيداني‬adzhidāní f. duties of an adjutant draw up a plan ‫ د چا پر ضد يوه نقشه اچول‬to plot something
‫ اجير‬adzhir m. Arabic [plural: ‫ اجيران‬adhirā́ n Arabic plural: ‫اجرا‬ against someone 1.24 to make oneself out to be someone;
udzharā́ ] temporary worker pretend to be someone else; claim something as one's own
‫ اجيري‬adzhirí hired, leased property ‫غوږونه يې کاڼه واچول‬ He pretended to be deaf. 1.25 to
‫ اچ‬uch dialect  ‫وچ‬ start, set going; put into service, put into operation; utilize ‫لښکر‬
‫ آچار‬āchā́ r pickles ‫ ا ٓچار اچول‬to pickle (literally and figuratively) ‫په جنگ کښي اچول‬ to commit troops to battle 1.26 instill (in);
‫ اچانک‬achānák regional suddenly; unexpectedly; all of a sudden install (in), establish ‫د وطن محبت په زړو کښي اچول‬ to inculcate
‫ اچانک سوال کول‬to make an unexpected request love for the motherland 1.27 to make, produce, effect ‫اور اچول‬
‫ اچاوه‬1 achāvə́ m. plural 1 throwing, flinging, hurling 2 to set on fire ‫سلام اچول‬ to greet ‫ځان اچول‬ a to throw oneself,
knocking down 3 attacking, assaulting 4 filling in 5 pouring, rush b to make oneself out to be someone else, imitate someone
pouring out 6 lowering; letting down, pulling down else, pretend to be someone else ‫ځان مړ اچول‬ to pretend to be
‫ اچاوه‬achāvə́ ‫ اچاوي‬achavə́j Western imperfect of ‫اچول‬
2
dead ‫ځان پر ناجوړۍ اچول‬ to feign illness, malinger c to expose
‫ اچت‬uchát  ‫اوچت‬ oneself to something, subject oneself to something ‫د چا سره‬
‫ اچتوالی‬uchatvā́ laj m.  ‫اوڅتوالی‬ ‫انډيوالی اچول‬ to be on friendly terms, establish friendship with
‫ اچتول‬uchatavə́l transitive  ‫اوچتول‬ someone 2 m. plural  ‫ اچاوه‬1 1 idiom ‫يو بل سره اچول‬ to
‫ اچتېدل‬uchatedə́l intransitive  ‫اوچتېدل‬ quarrel
‫ اچرلي‬uchə́laj m.  ‫اچولي‬ ‫ اچول‬2 uchavə́l transitive dialect  ‫وچول‬
‫ اچکزي‬1 achakzí m. plural  ‫ اڅکزي‬1 2 achakzáj m.  ‫ اچولی‬uchvúlaj m. uchvə́laj brow, forehead
‫ اڅکزي‬2 ‫ اچونی‬achavunáj m. ‫ اچونۍ‬achavunáj f. miscarriage
‫ اچکل‬uchkúl m. six-month-old lamb ‫ اچوونکی‬achavúnkaj present participle of ‫ اچول‬1 ،‫نقب اچوونکی توپ‬
‫ اچکۍ‬uchakə́j f. dialect small island, islet mortar ‫ بم اچوونکې طياره‬،‫ بم اچوونکې الوتکه‬bomber
‫ اچمچ‬achmə́ch m. ‫ اچ موچ‬achmúch m. the game of tip cat (a ‫ اچه‬achchá f. prop, support
game in which a pointed piece of wood called a cat is made to ‫ اچهوت‬achhút regional 1 untouchable 2 m. member of the
spring up from the ground by being struck on the tip with a stick untouchable caste
and is then batted as far as possible) ‫ اچېدل‬uchedə́l intransitive dialect  ‫وچېدل‬
‫ اچو‬achú f. blackberry (the plant or the fruit) ‫ اځبتوب‬adzabatób m. flight, desertion
‫ اچول‬1 achavə́l 1 transitive [past: ‫ ]وايي چاوه‬.1 throw, fling, ‫ اځبه‬adzába f.  ‫فرار‬
hurl, drop (from a height); throw out, cast ‫ پر مځکه اچول‬to throw ‫ اځبي‬adzábaj m.  ‫فراري‬
on the ground ‫ بمونه اچول‬to drop bombs 1.2 to bring, knock ‫ اڅک‬atsák m. proper name Atsak
down ‫ الوتکه پر مځکه را اچول‬to bring an aircraft down 1.3 ‫ اڅکزائي‬atsakzāí m. plural  ‫ اڅکزي‬1
throw on, throw over, put on ‫ بړ ستن پر ځان اچول‬to cover with a
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‫اڅکزي‬ 1 atsakzí m. ‫اڅکزيان‬ astaskiján plural the Achakzai ‫احتکار‬ ihtikā́ r m. Arabic buying up or cornering the market on
(tribe) 2 atsakzáj m. the Achakzaj goods (for the purpose of speculation); profiteering; speculation
‫ اڅکيزه‬utskíza f. post, pole (of a tent) ‫ احتکار کول‬to buy up goods; speculate
‫ اڅڼل‬atsaṇə́l transitive [past: ‫]وايي څاڼه‬ 1 to level, make even, ‫ احتکاري‬ihtikārí adjective profiteering, speculative gouging
smooth over 2 to arrange, put right, adjust, regulate 3 music to ‫ احتمال‬ihtimā́ l m. Arabic 1 probability, possibility, supposition,
tune 4 to baste, join loosely likelihood ‫ د دې احتمال نشته‬this is improbable; this is impossible
‫اڅه‬ 1
atsá f. thighbone, femur ‫ په زيات احتمال سره‬in all probability 2 patience, endurance 3
‫اڅه‬ 2
átsa f. 1 endeavor, aspiration 2 attempt, trial 3 rush 4 chance, unexpectedness
forward movement, advance ‫اڅه کول‬ a to endeavor, strive b to ً ‫ احتمالا‬ihtimālán Arabic probably, possibly
try, attempt c to rush, throw oneself upon ‫د دوی پر لور مي اڅه‬ ‫ احتمالي‬ihtimālí Arabic probable; possible; supposed; conjectural;
‫ وکړه‬I rushed him. d to conduct an advance hypothetical, presumable; permissible math ‫احتمالي نظريات‬
‫ آحاد‬āhād m. Arabic plural of ‫ احد‬2 theory of probability ‫ احتمالي ماضي‬grammar past conjectural
‫ احاديث‬ahādís m. plural of ‫حديث‬ (mood)
‫ احاطه‬ihātá f. Arabic 1 encirclement, envelopment, action of ‫احتياج‬ ihtijā́ dzh m. Arabic [plural: ‫ احتياجونه‬ihtijādzhúna Arabic
surrounding 2 seige 3 enclosed place 4 fence, enclosure 5 plural: ‫ احتياجات‬ihtijādzhā́ t] need, want, necessity ‫ضروري‬
understanding, comprehension ‫احاطه کول‬ compound verb a to ‫ احتياجات‬pressing needs; basic requirements ‫د احتياج په وقت کښي‬
encircle, envelop, surround b to beseige c to understand, in case of necessity ‫ احتياج لرل‬to need, require ‫احتياجات رفع کول‬
comprehend 6 district, sphere ‫ احتياجات پوره کول‬to satisfy needs, satisfy requirements ‫په زيات‬
‫احاطه يي‬ ihātaí military flanking, outflanking ‫احاطه يي حرکت‬ ‫ احتياج لوېدل‬a fall into extreme need
flanking movement ‫ احتياط‬ihtijā́ t m. Arabic 1 care, caution, discretion, precaution ‫په‬
‫احاله‬ ihālá f. Arabic transmission, handing over, presentation (of ‫ زيات احتياط سره‬very carefully ‫ سره د ډېره احتياطه‬not withstanding
an award, etc.), delivery ‫ په محال احاله‬carrying to an absurdity all the precautionary measures which were taken ‫ احتياط کول‬to
‫ احتجاج‬ihtidzhā́ dzh m. Arabic 1 protest 2 refusal be careful 2 prudence 3 reserve, reserve supply ‫د احتياط بلوک‬
‫ احتراز‬ihtirā́ z m. Arabic 1 care, caution, prudence, military reserve platoon
circumspectness, discretion ‫ د احتراز د لاري راتلل‬to act with ً‫احتياطا‬ ihtijā́ tán Arabic out of caution, as a precautionary
caution, act with discretion 2 avoidance, abstemiousness, measure, in any event
temperance ‫احتراز کول‬ a beware of, be wary of, be careful b ‫احتياط کار‬ ihtijātkā́ r ‫احتياط کاره‬ ihtijā́ tkára 1 careful, wary,
avoid, abstain from provident 2 prudent
‫ احتراق‬ihtirā́ ḳ m. Arabic burning, combustion; ignition ‫د داخلي‬ ‫ احتياط کاري‬ihtijātkārí f.  ‫ احتياط‬1, 2
‫احتراق موتور‬ internal combustion engine ‫ احتياطي‬ihtijātí Arabic 1.1  ‫ احتياط کار‬and ‫ احتياط کاره‬1.2
‫ احترام‬ihtirā́ m m. Arabic 1 reprect, honor, esteem, deference, spare, reserve ‫ احتياطي عسکر‬military reserve ‫احتياطي بلوک‬
consideration, homage, respects (e.g., "last respects") ‫په ډېر‬ military reserve platoon 2 m. military reservist
‫ احترام سره‬with great respect, with great esteem ‫ د‬،‫د احترام قطعه‬ ‫ احجبه‬ahdzhibá m. Arabic plural of ‫ حجاب‬1
‫ احترام گارډ‬guard of honor ‫ د احترام شليک‬artillery salute ‫د ځان‬ ‫ احد‬ahád Arabic 1 united, single, one 2 m. [plural: ‫ا ٓحاد‬ āhā́ d]
‫ احترام‬self-respect, self-esteem ‫ د رتبې احترامات‬respect for rank ‫د‬ discrete (separate) person, individual, person
‫ چا احترام کول‬to pay respects, render homage to someone; treat ‫ احداث‬ihdā́ s m. Arabic [plural: ‫ احداثونه‬ihdāsúna Arabic plural:
someone with respect; esteem someone; take someone's opinion ‫ احداثات‬ihadāsā́ t] 1 invention, innovation 2 finding, discovery
into consideration ‫د چا احترام ته ورتلل‬ to pay someone a courtesy (i.e., of resources) ‫ احداث کول‬a to invent b to find, discover
visit 2 observance (of a law or custom), carrying out, (i.e., resources)
accomplishment (of an obligation or duty) ‫د بېطرفۍ احترام کول‬ to ‫ احدي‬ahadí Arabic single, separate, only
observe neutrality ‫ احديت‬ahadiját m. Arabic 1 singleness, singularity (i.e., in math)
ً‫احتراما‬ ihtirāmán with deference, with respect ‫احتراماً عرض کوم‬ I 2 consent, assent 3 unity
have the honor to inform you … ‫احرار‬ ahrā́ r m. plural [singular: ‫ ]حر‬1 history freeborn, freemen
‫احتساب‬ ihtisā́ b m. Arabic supervision of municipal authorities of 2 nobles 3 politics liberals
the accuracy and correctness of weights and measures in the ‫ احراز‬ihrāz m. Arabic 1 achievement (act of receiving), reception
market ‫ د مقام احراز‬the assumption of a post (e.g., of the president of a
‫احتفال‬ ihtífā́ l m. Arabic 1 meeting, gathering 2 festival, fête, republic); entry into office 2 meaning, significance ‫اول لمبر‬
solemnity ‫ احراز کول‬to acquire paramount significance
‫ احزاب‬ahzāb m. Arabic plural of ‫حزب‬
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‫احساس‬ ihsās m. Arabic [plural: ‫ احساسونه‬ihsāsúna Arabic
plural: ‫ احساسول‬ihsāsā́ t] feeling, sensation ‫احساس کول‬
compound verb  ‫ احساسول‬،‫ مونږ هيڅ د يخنۍ احساس نه کاوه‬We
did not feel the cold at all.
‫ احساساتي‬ihsāsātí sensitive, emotional
‫ احساسول‬ihsāsavə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫ ]احساس يې کړ‬1
to feel, sense ‫ سخته ډکه يې احساسه کړه‬He felt a strong shock. 2
to experience, feel
‫احساسېدل‬ ihsāsadə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫]احساس شو‬
to be felt, be experienced
‫ احسان‬ihsān m. Arabic 1 favor, grace, kindness, goodness ‫له چا‬
‫ سره احسان کول‬to be gracious to someone, show kindness to
someone ‫ د چا احسان منل‬to consider oneself obliged to someone
‫ زه د هغه هيڅ احسان نه منم‬I am not obliged to him for anything.
‫ ډېر احسانونه مي ستا له لاسه لېدلي دئ‬You have done me much
kindness. ‫ احسان پرما ږدې‬I am very much obliged to you. 2 gift,
donation
‫ احسان فراموشي‬ihsānfarāmushí f. thanklessness, ingratitude
‫ احسان من‬ihsānmán ‫ احسان مند‬ihsānmānd obliged, grateful,
thankful to someone, have been shown much favor (by
someone)
‫ احسنت‬ahsánt Arabic excellent; bravo; well done
‫ احصا‬ihsā f. Arabic 1 calculation; math calculus 2
enumeration, census, accounting ‫ احصا کول‬a to count, calculate
b to enumerate
‫احصايوي‬ ihsāijaví ‫احصائي‬ ihsāí statistical ‫احصايوي معلومات‬
statistical data
‫ احصائيه‬ihsāijá f. Arabic [plural: ‫ احصائيې‬ihsāijé m. plural:
‫ احصائيات‬ihsāiját] 1 calculation, counting, tallying, census ‫د‬
‫ نفوسو احصائيه‬a population census ‫ احصائيه اخيستل‬to calculate;
conduct a census 2 statistics ‫ د احصائيې رئيس‬Chief of the
Statistical Directorate ‫ د احصائيې مدير‬Chief of the Statistical
Department ‫ د احصائيې علم‬statistics (the science) 3 [plural:
‫ احصائيات‬ihsāiját] statistical information; data, numerical data
‫ احصائيه نويس‬ihsāijanavís m. statistician
‫ احضار‬ihzār m. Arabic 1 training (of personnel) ‫د معلمينو‬
‫ احضارات‬training of teachers 2 summons (i.e., to court) 3
admission (i.e., of candidates) 4 draft, call up ‫د خدمت دپاره‬
‫ احضار کول‬to draft or call up for military service 5 recall (i.e., of
a diplomatic representative) ‫ احضار کول‬compound verb 
‫ احضارول‬،‫ احضار کېدل‬compound verb  ‫احضارېدل‬
‫ احضارنامه‬ihzārnāmá f. diplomacy letter of recall
‫ احضارول‬ihzāravə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫ ]احضار يې کړ‬1
to train (personnel) 2 to summon (i.e., to court) 3 to admit
(i.e., candidates) 4 to call up (into the army, etc.) 5 diplomacy
to recall
‫احضاري‬ ihzārí Arabic adjective training maktáb-i ‫مکتب احضاريه‬
history cadet corps
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‫احضارېدل‬ ihzāredə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]احضار شو‬1
to be trained (of personnel) 2 to be summoned (i.e., to court) 3
to be admitted (i.e., of candidates) 4 to be called up (into the
army) 5 diplomacy to be recalled
‫ احضاريه‬ihzārijá f. Arabic summons (to court), subpoena
‫ احفاد‬ahfād m. 1 Arabic plural of ‫ حفيد‬2 descendants
‫ احقاق‬ihḳāḳ m. Arabic 1 the ascertainment of the truth, the
establishment of the truth 2 recognition of the legal right,
recognition of justice
‫احقر‬ ahḳár Arabic comparative & superlative degree of ‫حقير‬
most contemptible, most paltry epistolary my most
contemptible, worthless or paltry self
‫احکام‬ ahkām m. 1 Arabic plural of ‫ حکم‬1 2 religion
commandments
‫ احکامات‬ahkāmāt m. second person plural of ‫احکام‬
‫ احلام‬ahlām m. Arabic plural of ‫حلم‬
‫ احمد‬ahmád m. proper name Ahmed ‫ احمد شاه‬Ahmed-Shah
Durani, Ahmed-Shah Durrani
‫ احمد زاي‬ahmadzāí m. plural  ‫ احمد زي‬1
‫ احمد زي‬1 ahmadzí m. plural the Akhmadzai (a sub-tribe of: a
the Waziri Tribe; b the Sulayman Khel Tribe (in turn
subordinated to the Gilzai); c the Ushtarani Tribe) 2 ahamadzáj
m. Akhmadzai (person)
‫احمدي‬ ahmadí Arabic pertaining to Mohammed (the founder of
Islam); Mohammedan
‫احمديه‬ ahmadijá f. Arabic the Akhmadija, the Ahmadiya (a
Muslim sect)
‫احمر‬ ahmár red ‫بين المللي صليب احمر‬ salíb-i International Red
Cross Society
‫ احمرار‬ihmirār m. Arabic reddening, redness
‫ احمره بحيره‬ahmára buhajrá f. the Red Sea
‫ احمق‬ahmáḳ Arabic 1 stupid, foolish 2 fool, dolt, ignoramus
‫ احمقانه‬ahmaḳāná 1 stupid, foolhardy ‫ احمقانه کار و‬this was stupid
2 stupidly, in foolhardy manner
‫ احمقتوب‬ahmaḳtób m.  ‫ احمقي‬1
‫ احمق والی‬ahmaḳvā́ laj m.  ‫ احمقي‬1
‫ احمقي‬1 ahmaḳí f. stupidity, foodhardiness, a stupid trick
‫ احمقي‬2 ahmáḳi feminine plural of ‫احمق‬
‫ احواض‬ahvāz m. Arabic plural of ‫حوض‬
‫ احوال‬ahvā́ l m. singular & plural m. Arabic plural of ‫حال‬
[plural: ‫ احوالونه‬ahvālúna plural: ‫ احوالات‬ahvālā́ t] 1 position,
state (e.g., of health, affairs) ‫د چا د حال او احوال ليکونکی‬
biographer ‫ د احوال پښتنه کول‬،‫ احوال پښتل‬to make inquiries about
health, ask about the state of affairs 2 circumstances (business,
affairs, etc.) ‫ په ټو لو احوالو کښي‬under any circumstances, in all
cases ‫ و چا ته احوال ورکول‬to notify someone ‫بيا به تاسي ته احوال‬
‫راوړم‬ I'll let you know subsequently. I'll tell you afterwards what
the story is. 3 conditions ‫ هواييه احوال‬،‫جوي احوال‬
meteorological conditions
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‫احوالات‬ ahvālā́ t m. second plural of ‫احوال‬ zábt-i ‫ضبط احوالات‬ Feast of Kurbanbajram b Kurbanbajram (12th lunar month)
counterintelligence ‫اختر کول‬ !‫ دا اختر مو مبارک شه‬Many happy returns of
to celebrate
‫ احوال پرسي‬ahvālpursí f. ‫ احوال پښتل‬ahvālpuḳhtə́l m. plural ‫احوال‬ the day! ‫ اختر پټ مېړه نه دئ‬proverb When there's a holiday,
‫ پوښتنه‬ahvālpuḳhtə́na f. ‫ احوال پښتل‬ahvālpuḳhtə́l m. plural everyone knows it. ‫ پردی اختر نيم اختر دئ‬Another's holiday is but
‫ احوال پښتنه‬ahvālpuḳhtə́na f. 1 inquiry about the state of health, half holiday. ‫ نو نکريزي په ديوال وتپه‬،‫ چه اختر تېر شو‬saying literal
being informed about the state of health 2 exchange of When the holiday is over, throw away the henna. figurative
courtesies, exchange of greetings .‫ پر احوال پښتلو وروسته‬having Everything in its own time. proverb ‫ اختر چا وکړ‬،‫روژې چا نيولي‬
inquired about the condition of health, having exchanged Some fast, some feast; One man toils, another grows wealthy 2
courtesies, greetings good omen, good horoscope, good luck 3 proper name Akhtar
‫ احوال‬ahvál Arabic slanting-eyed, squint-eyed ‫ اختراع‬ikhtirā́ ' f. Arabic [plural: ‫ اختراع گاني‬ikhtirā'ghā́ ni plural:
‫ احيا‬ihjā f. Arabic 1 reanimation, resurrection, revival 2 ‫ ]اختراعات‬m. [plural: ikhtirā'ā́ t] Arabic invention, discovery
restoration, rebirth ‫ احيا کول‬a to reanimate, resurrect b to ‫ اختراع کول‬to invent, discover ‫ اختراع کېدل‬compound verb to be
restore, revive invented, be discovered ‫ نوې اختراع راوېستل‬to invent, make a
‫احيان‬ ahjān m. plural of ‫حين‬ new discovery
ً‫احيانا‬ ahjānán Arabic 1 sometimes, at times 2 in the event that ‫ اختراعي‬ikhtirā'í relating to invention or discoveries; inventive
…, in case …, if … ‫ اخترامبارکي‬akhtārāmbarakí f. congratulations on a holiday
‫آخ‬ 1
ākh ‫اخ‬ akh interjection 1 used to express joy or satisfaction ‫ اختري‬1 akhtarí 1 adjective holiday 2 sacrificial ‫ اختري کول‬to
!‫ آخ آخ‬Good!; Excellent!; Bravo! 2 used to express regret ‫اخ‬ sacrifice
‫ کول‬to exclaim Ach!; exclaim Oh!; sigh ‫ اخترۍ‬2 akhtərə́j f. proper name Akhtari
‫اخ‬ 2
əx interjection gid-ap, ho! (or similar exclamation to urge on ‫ اختصار‬ikhtisār m. Arabic 1 shortening, abbreviation, reduction ‫د‬
an ass) ‫ کسر اختصار‬reduction of a fraction 2 brevity, compression,
‫اخاړه‬ akhāṛa f. 1 poultice 2 plaster 3 application (as poultice or conciseness ‫ د اختصار په ډول‬briefly, in short ‫ په اختصار سره ويل‬to
plaster) set forth briefly, state briefly
‫ اخبار‬akhbār m. Arabic of ‫ خبر‬singular & plural [plural:
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ً‫اختصارا‬ ikhtisārán Arabic briefly, in short, in abbreviated form, in
‫ اخبارونه‬akhbārúna plural: ‫ اخبارات‬akhbārā́ t] 1 newspaper 2 general outline
tidings, news ‫اختصاري‬ ikhtisārí abbreviated ‫اختصاري نښه‬ abbreviated
‫ اخبار‬2 ikhbār m. Arabic information, communication ‫د اخبار‬ designation, conventional sign
‫ قومانده‬military preparatory command ‫اختصاص‬ ikhtisās m. Arabic 1 participation, connection, anything
‫ اخباروالا‬akhbārvālā́ m. 1 newspaper salesperson, newspaper to do with 2 peculiarity, characteristic quality 3 assignation,
carrier, newspaper deliverer 2 colloquial journalist appropriation 4 specialization
‫اخبارول‬ ikhbāravə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫کړ‬ ‫]اخبار يې‬ to ‫ اختصاصي‬ikhtisāsí 1 special, peculiar to 2 specialized
notify, inform ‫ اختفا‬ikhtifá f. Arabic camouflage
‫اخباري‬ 1
akhbāri 1 adjective newspaper, periodical (used in ‫ اختلاط‬ikhtilā́ t m. Arabic 1 mixing, mixture, confusion, blending,
connection with information) ‫ اخباري نماينده گان‬press merging 2 crossing 3 intercourse, contact ‫د چا سره اختلاط کول‬
representatives 2 documentary ‫ اخباري فلم‬documentary film to associate with someone 4 complication
‫ اخباري وقايع‬news items ‫اختلاف‬ ikhtilāf Arabic [plural: ‫ اختلافونه‬ikhtilāfúna Arabic
‫ اخباري‬2 ikhbārí Arabic adjective that which serves to notify or plural: ‫ ]اختلافات‬1 difference, disagreement, discord,
inform; informational ‫ اخباري وجه‬grammar indicative mood divergence, discrepancy, contradiction, dissension ‫مختصر اختلاف‬
‫ اخپل‬akhpə́l dialect  ‫خپل‬ tiff, disagreement ‫ د چا سره اختلاف را اخيستل‬،‫د چا سره اختلاف کول‬
‫ اخپور‬1 akhpór colloquial  ‫خپور‬ to disagree with someone, quarrel with someone; differ with
‫ اخپور‬2 əkhpór m. ‫ اخپوري‬khporí ikhporí soldier; rifleman (in someone in viewpoint ‫دوی اختلاف سره لري‬ They disagree as to
extended line) ‫ ممتاز اخپور‬sniper ‫ د اخپور قسم‬extended line of opinion. 2 break, breaking off, discrepancy, lack of
riflemen correspondence 3 difference, distinction ‫اختلاف لرل‬ to differ
‫ اختتام‬ikhtitām m. Arabic termination, finishing, completion, end from something 4 math difference
‫ اختتام ميندل‬end, finish, come to an end, be over with, end in ‫په‬ ‫اختلافي‬ ikhtilāfí disputable, contradictory ‫ اختلافي مواد‬disputed
‫ اختتام رسول‬to end, finish, complete, conclude, carry through, put question, disagreements ‫ دا يوه اختلافي مسئله‬،‫دا يوه اختلافي خبره ده‬
a finish to ‫ ده‬This is a moot point.
‫اختر‬ akhtár m. akhtə́r 1 holiday, festival ‫ کوچنی اختر‬a the Feast ‫ اختلال‬ikhtilāl m. Arabic 1 disorder, disorganization ‫و يو کار ته‬
of Ramadan b Ramadan (the 10th lunar month) ‫ لوی اختر‬a the ‫ اختلال ورپېښېدل‬to be disordered, be disorganized 2
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disturbances, disorders, sedition, agitation ‫اختلال اچول‬ to cause a
disturbance, incite disorders
‫ اختناق‬ikhtināḳ m. Arabic asthma
‫ اخته‬akhtá indeclinable 1 subject to something; experiencing
something ‫ هغه په غم اخته دئ‬He is mourning. 2 occupied, busy
with something ‫ دی په کار اخته دئ‬He is occupied with work.
‫ اخته کول‬a to subject to something; plunge into something b to
occupy, take up; involve in something 3 caught, captured, taken
‫په دام اخته کول‬ to net, catch in a net 4 having a musty or high
smell (e.g., meat) ‫اخته کېدل‬ a to be subject to something, be
subjected to something, experience something ‫په قحط اخته کېدل‬
to starve, famish, go hungry b to be occupied, be busy, be
engaged in c to go bad, get high (meat) 5 obsolete castrated,
emasculated
‫ اخته والی‬akhtavā́ laj m. being busy, being employed
‫ اختيار‬ikhtijār m. Arabic 1 will, choice, preference ‫په خپل اختيار‬
‫ دئ‬He is free to act as he wishes. ‫ په خپل اختيار شوئ دئ‬This
happened spontaneously. ‫ په خپل اختيار وي که نه‬voluntarily or not
2 authority, right, plenary power ‫ د خپل اختيار خاوند‬a of age b
independent ‫ فوق العاده اختيارات‬emergency powers ‫خپل اختيار‬
‫ پرېښودل‬to decline power, right ‫ تر خپل اختيار لاندي راوستل‬to
subordinate oneself ‫ ډېر اختيارات ورکول‬to grant broad powers 3
competence, jurisdiction, power ‫ زما په اختيار کښي نه دئ‬This is
not within my competence (jurisdiction, power, etc.) ‫ اختيار لرل‬a
to have, possess the wish or will b to rule, direct c to have the
right, be empowered d to have plenary powers ‫اختيار لرې‬ It's up
to you. As you wish. ‫زه اختيار نه لرم‬ I don't want to. I cannot.
‫ اختيار دار‬ikhtijārdār authorized, empowered, competent
‫ اختيار داري‬ikhtiārdārí f. jurisdiction, competence
‫ اختيار نامه‬ikhtijārnāmá f. power of attorney, written authorization
‫ اختيارول‬ikhtijāravə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫ ]اختيار يې کړ‬1
to choose, prefer ‫ استوگنه اختيارول‬to choose a residence, settle 2
to use, employ 3 to conduct (a policy) 4 to assume (a form),
take on the air
‫ اختياري‬ikhtijārí Arabic 1 voluntary 2 optional 3 arbitrary ‫دا‬
‫ اختياري خبره نه ده‬There is no other choice.
‫ اخ ټوخ‬akhṭúkh m. cough, intermittent coughing ‫ اخ ټوخ جوړول‬to
cough, cough a little or intermittently; clear the throat
‫ اخچه‬akhchá f.  ‫آقچه‬
‫ آخچه يي‬akhchaí adjective Akhchaj ‫ا ٓخچه يي قاليني‬ Akhchai
carpets
‫اخذ‬ akhz m. Arabic taking, reception, assumption, collection,
receiving, receipt ‫ عسکري اخذ‬recruitment of an army,
conscription into the army ‫ د اخذ عسکري مدير‬ákhz-i chief of the
miltary conscription department ‫ د اخذ اطلاعات مدير‬ákhz-i chief
of the information department ‫ اخذ کول‬compound verb a to
take, assume, collect, receive b to call up (into military service)
c to draw a conclusion, come to a conclusion ‫د دې نه مي دا نتيجه‬
… ‫اخذ کړه چه‬ I came to this conclusion, that …
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‫اخذ الصوت‬ akhz-as-sáut m. Arabic ‫د اخذ الصوت اسباب‬ sound-
locator, sound-ranger
‫ ا ٓخذه‬akhzá f. radio receiver ‫ د آخذي ماشين‬radio receiver ‫د لنډ موج‬
‫ ا ٓخذه‬shortwave receiver
‫ ا ٓخر‬akhír akhə́r Arabic 1 last, final ‫ په آخرو ورځو کښي‬lately, in
recent days ‫ تر ا ٓخره گړيه جنگېدل‬to battle to the end, fight to the
last drop of blood 2 m. [plural: ‫ ا ٓخرونه‬ākhirúna plural:
akhərúna Arabic plural: ‫ اواخر‬avākhír] end ‫ ا ٓخر ته‬near the
end, at the end, toward the end ‫ په دې ا ٓخره کښي‬at year's end,
toward year's end ‫ ا ٓخر کول‬to end, complete ‫ ا ٓخر کېدل‬to be
ended, be completed 3 finally, at last ‫ نو ا ٓخر‬Well, that's it!
‫ اخراج‬ikhrādzh m. Arabic [plural: ‫ اخراجونه‬ikhrādzhúna Arabic
plural: ‫ اخراجات‬ikhrādzhā́ t] 1 banishment, expulsion 2
exclusion, withdrawal, removal 3 extraction 4 expense,
expenditures ‫اخراجات کول‬ to incur expenses, give rise to
expenditures 5 export goods 6 evacuation
‫اخراجول‬ikhrādzhavə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫]اخراج يې کړ‬
1 exile, banish 2 exclude, withdraw; remove 3 extract
‫ اخراجي‬ikhrādzhí Arabic adjective evacuation
‫ ا ٓخرت‬ākhirát m. Arabic the next world, the life beyond ‫د ا ٓخرت‬
‫ ورځ‬Judgement Day ‫ ا ٓخرت ته بيول‬send into the next world ‫لا تر‬
‫ اوسه ا ٓخرت نه دئ شوئ‬I still have to deal with you.
‫ ا ٓخري‬ākhirí Arabic 1 last, final ‫ ا ٓخري حرف‬the last letter 2
definitive 3 conclusive ‫ ا ٓخري خبري‬the last word
‫ اخرېدل‬akhiredə́l denominative [past: ‫ ]اخر شو‬to end, finish, come
to an end, terminate, close
‫اخرين‬ ākhirín ‫ا ٓخريني‬ ākhrináj last, final ‫ا ٓخريني خبرونه‬ ākhrináj the
latest news
‫ اخست‬ákhist imperfect of ‫اخستل‬
‫ اخستل‬akhistə́l transitive  ‫اخيستل‬
‫ اخسته‬akhistə́ m. plural  ‫ اخيسته‬1, 2
‫ اخ سخ‬akhsákh ‫ اخښ‬akhə́ḳh akhḳh interjection oh; ah
‫ اخښت‬akhə́ḳht m. plural substance for puttying up chinks or
cracks in a wall
‫اخښل‬ akhḳhə́l [past: ‫[ ]وايي خښل‬present: ‫ ]اخږي‬1 to knead
(dough) 2 figurative to inculcate, make habitual ‫اخښل کېدل‬
passive a to be kneaded (dough) b to be inherent, be innate
‫ اخښنه‬akhkhə́na f. yeast, leaven, leavening (of dough)
‫ اخښونکی‬akhḳhúnkaj 1 present participle of ‫ اخښل‬2 kneader
(i.e., bakery worker whose duties consist of kneading dough)
‫ اخښه‬akhḳhə́ m. plural  ‫اخښنه‬
‫ اخښي‬ákhḳhaj m. [plural: ‫ اخښي‬ákhḳhi plural: ‫اخښيان‬
akhḳhiján] 1 brother-in-law (wife's brother), wife's sister's
husband 2 sister's husband
‫اخطار‬ ikhtár m. Arabic 1 warning, caution‫ د اخطار کلمات‬words
of warning ‫ اخطار ورکول‬to warn, caution ‫ اخطار کېدل‬to be
warned 2 alarm, signal ‫ د اخطار زنگونه ووهل شول‬an alert was
declared
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‫ اخفا‬ikhfā f. Arabic cover, concealment ‫ ستر او اخفا‬camouflage
‫ اخفا کول‬to camouflage
‫ اخکل‬akhkə́l transitive Eastern  ‫اخښل‬
‫ اخگر‬akhgár m. 1 spark 2 hot coal 3 hot ashes
‫ اخل‬akhə́l transitive dialect  ‫اخښل‬
‫ اخلاص‬ikhlās m. Arabic 1 sincerity ‫ د چا سره پوره اخلاص لرل‬to be
sincere with someone 2 attachment, affection, devotion ‫د زړه له‬
‫ اخلاصه‬a sincerely, with all one's heart b with all one's
strength, with all one's power ‫ په ډېر اخلاص سره‬a sincerely b
devotedly, lovingly, tenderly c unanimously ‫په اخلاص د چا خدمت‬
‫ کول‬to serve someone faithfully 3 diligence, industry
‫ اخلاصمن‬ikhlāsmán ‫ اخلاصمند‬ikhlāsmánd 1 sincere 2 dedicated
‫ اخلاف‬akhlā‫۔‬f m. Arabic plural of ‫خلف‬
‫ اخلاق‬akhlāḳ m. Arabic 1 plural of ‫ خلق‬2 2 morals, moral
system, ethics ‫ لوړ اخلاق‬high moral principles ‫د اخلاقو قوانين‬
ethical norms
ً‫ اخلاقا‬akhlākán Arabic morally, ethically
‫ اخلاقي‬akhlākí Arabic 1 principled, moral, ethical ،‫اخلاقي تربيه‬
‫ اخلاقي پالنه‬moral upbringing ‫ په اخلاقي توگه‬morally ‫د چا سره‬
‫ اخلاقي ملگرتيا کول‬to give someone moral support 2 m. Arabic
[plural: ‫ اخلاقيون‬akhlākijún] moralist
‫ اخلال‬ikhlāl m. Arabic 1 violation (e.g., of neutrality) 2 disarray,
confusion, disorder
‫ اخله واخيسته‬ákhla-vákhista f. skirmish, encounter, battle
‫ اخلي‬ákhli present tense of ‫اخيستل‬
‫ اخلی پخلی‬akhláj-pakhláj m. cooking, preparation (of food),
cookery ‫ د اخلي پخلي اسباب‬akhlí-pakhlí kitchen utensils
‫ اخند‬akhúnd m.  ‫ا ٓخون‬
‫[ اخندزاده‬plural: ‫ اخندزادگان‬akhundzādagā́ n] descendant of an
akhund (i.e., a Muslim ecclesiastic), akhundzadeh
‫ اخو‬ukhó  ‫اوخو‬
‫ اخوا دېخوا‬akhvā-dekhvā dialect around, everywhere
‫ اخوت‬ukhavvát m. Arabic 1 brotherhood, fraternity 2 religion
community, commune
‫اخ وټوخ‬ akh-u-ṭúkh m. cough, slight cough ‫اخ وټوخ جوړول‬ to
cough; have a slight cough; clear one's throat
‫ ا ٓخود‬akhúd colloquial Well, there you are!
‫ اخ وډب‬akh-u-ḍáb m. skirmish; clash; battle
‫ آخور‬ākhór m. manger, stall; stable
‫ آخون‬akhún m. ‫ اخون‬akhún m. ‫ اخوند‬akhúnd m. [plural: ‫]اخوند‬
akhund (Muslim ecclesiastic, theological or religious teacher)
‫اخوندجي‬ akhunddzhí m. akhund's (title and the form of address to
him)
‫ آخوندزاده‬ākhundzādá m.  ‫اخندزاده‬
‫ اخۍ‬ukhə́j f. witch
‫ اخيار‬akhjár m. Arabic plural [singular: ‫ ]خير‬virtuous people
‫ اخيار او اشرار‬good and bad people
‫ اخير‬akhír recent, latest
ً‫ اخيرا‬akhírán Arabic not long ago; recently, lately
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‫ اخيري‬akhirí  ‫ا ٓخري‬
‫ اخېړ‬akhéṛ m. 1 plaster 2 clay mixed with straw (used as plaster)
‫ اخېړگر‬akheṛgár m. plasterer
‫ اخېړل‬akheṛə́l transitive  ‫اخېړول‬
‫ اخېړنه‬akheṛə́na f.  ‫اخېړونه‬
‫ اخېړول‬akheṛavə́l denominative [past: ‫ ]اخېړ يې کړ‬to plaster, putty
‫ اخېړونه‬akheṛavə́na f. plastering, puttying, coating (i.e., with some
substance like plaster or putty)
‫اخېړېدل‬akheredə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]اخېړ شو‬to be
plastered, be puttied
‫اخيستل‬ akhistə́l transitive [past: ‫ وايي خيست‬present: ‫ ]اخلي‬1 to
take ‫ دغه کتاب واخله‬take this book 2 to seize, conquer, capture,
occupy, take possession of ‫ښار اخيستل‬ to capture a city, occupy
a city 3 to buy, buy up, acquire, lay in a stock of ‫ژمي ته دي څه‬
‫څه شيان اخيستي دي؟‬ What have you laid in for the winter? 4 to
collect (e.g., taxes) 5 to accept, admit ‫ امتحان اخيستل‬to give an
examination; examine 6 to receive ‫ امر اخيستل‬to receive an
order, receive an instruction ‫ ځواب اخيستل‬to receive an answer
‫ روپۍ اخيستل‬to receive money ‫ ماموريت اخيستل‬to receive an
assignment ‫ نښان اخيستل‬to receive a medal 7 to take (with
oneself); drive (cattle) ‫ له ځان سره را اخيستل‬to take along or with
oneself ‫ دا کتاب راواخله‬Take this book with you. 8 to catch,
contract (a disease) ‫ مرض اخيستل‬to fall ill, become ill, be taken
ill 9 to envelop (in flames) ‫ اور اخيستل‬to blaze up, catch on fire
10 to fall (into despair), be consumed, be seized (e.g., by panic)
11 to derive benefit (profit, advantage, etc.) ‫د يو شي څخه فائده‬
‫اخيستل‬ to derive benefit from something, derive advantage from
something ‫د يو شي څخه خوند اخيستل‬ to take pleasure in
something 12 to borrow, adopt; give, present (an example) 13
to repulse, take away ‫په زوره اخيستل‬ to take by force ‫له چا څخه‬
‫وسله اخيستل‬ to disarm someone 14 to shorten, take up (e.g.,
clothing) 15 to deprive ‫ له چا څحه تابع والی او رعيتي اخيستل‬to
deprive of citizenship 16 to consider, regard ‫ته يې همداسي واخله‬
Consider it to be thus. 17 to observe, keep to; perform, execute
(e.g., a ceremony) 18 to carry out, fulfill, satisfy (e.g., a whim,
‫ عرض مي درواخله‬Satisfy my request. 19 to begin;
desire)
venture; undertake‫ د چا سره مخالفت اخيستل‬to begin a feud with
someone. ‫ بوډۍ د خپل اولاد اوږدې قصې راواخيستې‬The old woman
lauched into a long conversation about her children. 20
approximates the sense and function of a compounding or
auxiliary verb ‫ قدم اخيستل‬، ‫ پښه اخيستل‬to stride ‫ ساه اخيستل‬to
breathe ‫ اخيستل کېدل‬passive a to undertake b to be purchased,
be obtained c to be collected, be levied d to be driven idiom
‫ سره اخيستل‬to be transmitted from one to another, be bequeathed
‫ له منځه څخه اخيستل‬to remove, eliminate; get rid of ‫د نيکه نه واخله‬
‫ د نيکه نه واخله تر نمسي پوري‬، ‫ تر نمسي‬from grandfather to
grandson, beginning with the grandfather and ending with the
grandson
‫اخيستنه‬ akhistə́na f.  ‫ اخيسته‬1

‫ اخيستوال‬akhistvāl m. tax collector
‫ اخيستون‬akhistún m.  ‫ اخيسته‬1
‫ اخيستونکی‬akhistúkaj 1 present participle of ‫ اخيستل‬2 infectious,
contagious ‫ اخيستونکی مرض‬infectious disease, contagious
disease 3 m. .1 recipient, addressee 3.2 purchaser
‫اخيسته‬ 1
akhistə́ m. plural 1 reception 2 taking (i.e., food,
medicine), receipt ‫ د برخي د اخيستو دپاره‬for participation 3
taking, capture, seizing 4 purchase, acquisition ‫دا څيز د اخيستو نه‬
‫دئ‬ It is not worth buying this article. 5 collection (e.g., of
taxes) 6 military recruitment, bringing up to strength ‫د لښکر‬
‫ اخيسته‬recruitment into the army 7 adoption, borrowing
‫ اخيسته‬2 akhistə́ imperfect plural of ‫اخيستل‬
‫ اخيسته ايښوده‬akhistə́-iḳhhodə́ m. plural skirmish, clash
‫ اخيستي‬1 akhístaj past participle of ‫اخيستل‬
‫ اخيستئ‬2 Western imperfect of ‫اخيستل‬
‫ ادا‬adā́ f. Arabic 1 implementation, execution, fulfillment 2
payment, pay, paying 3 utterance (of a sound, word) 4
expression (of some feeling or other) ‫ ادا کول‬compound verb a
to implement, execute ‫ د وطن حق ادا کول‬to fulfill one's obligation
to the Fatherland b to pay, make payment c to utter (a sound,
word) d to set forth, formulate (a thought, sentence) e to
express (e.g., gratitude) f to render (that which is due) g to
perform, play (a role) ‫ادا کېدل‬ compound verb a to be fulfilled,
be executed b to be paid c to be expressed (of gratitude) d to
be performed (of a role)
‫آداب‬ ādā́ b m. Arabic plural of ‫ادب‬
‫ادات‬ adā́ t m. [plural: ‫ ادوات‬advā́ t] Arabic 1 means, instrument,
device, tool, apparatus‫ تحکيميه ادات‬military entrenching tool
2 grammar particle ‫ د تاکيد ادات‬intensifying particle 3
grammar preposition, postposition ‫ د عطف ادات‬conjunction ‫د‬
‫ وضعيت ادات‬adverb of manner or mode 4 suffix
‫ اداد‬idā́ d m. Arabic requital, recompense, retribution
‫ اداره‬idārá f. Arabic [plural: ‫ اداري‬idāré Arabic plural: ‫ادارات‬
idārā́ t] 1 directing, directorate, management, administration,
leadership ‫ اداره د اور‬military fire control ‫ کيفي اداره‬arbitrary
rule ‫ اداره کول‬compound verb to direct, lead, manage ‫خپل ځان‬
‫ صحيح اداره کول‬to manifest self-control 2 directorate,
institution, office ‫ د ادارې اعضا‬apparatus (administrative) ‫خفيه‬
‫ اداره‬counterintelligence ‫ د لوازماتو اداره‬quartermasters office
‫ سياسي عسکري اداره‬military-political directorate ‫د عسکري صحيې‬
‫ اداره‬military-medical directorate 3 bureau ‫د اطلاعاتو اداره‬
information bureau ‫ د معلومات گيرۍ اداره‬inquiry office 4
administration 5 editorial office 6 base (supply, etc.)
‫اداره چي‬ idārachí m. 1 administrator, manager 2 leader,
supervisor
‫اداره کوونکی‬ idārá kavúnkaj 1 m. manager 2 adjective
administrative
‫ اداري‬idārí Arabic administrative; managerial; bureaucratic ‫اداري‬
‫ هيئت‬administration, governing body, administrative apparatus;
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board of directors ‫ اداري کاتب‬clerk ‫ اداري وېش‬adminstrative
division ‫ اداري عمومي مديريت‬administrative directorate ‫اداري‬
‫ لوازم‬stationery
‫ اداکار‬adākā́ r m. artist, actor, performer (of a role) ‫د فلم اداکار‬
movie actor
‫اداکاره‬ adākā́ ra f. artist, actress, performer (of a role) ‫د فلم اداکاره‬
movie actress
‫ اداکاري‬adākārí f. performance (e.g., of a play), acting
‫ ادامه‬idāmá f. Arabic prolongation; continuation ‫ ادامه ورکول‬to
prolong, continue ‫ ادامه لرل‬to be prolonged, be continued
‫ ادايت‬adāját m. Arabic  ‫اداکاري‬
‫ اداينه‬adājə́na f. expression, statement, formulation
‫ ادب‬adáb m. Arabic [plural: ‫ ا ٓداب‬ādā́ b] 1 breeding, good
breeding; politeness, civility, respect ‫ په ادب سره‬politely,
respectfully ‫ د چا ادب کول‬to esteem someone, respect someone
2 literature ‫ خلاقه ادب‬belles lettres ‫ تحريري ادب‬written
language ‫ شفاهي ادب‬folklore 3 level of education
‫ ادبا‬udabā́ m. Arabic plural of ‫اديب‬
‫ ادبار‬idbā́ r m. Arabic misfortune, disaster
‫ ادب کوونکی‬adáb kavúnkaj ‫ ادب ناک‬adabnāk well bred; polite;
civil, respectable
‫ ادبي‬adabí Arabic literary ‫ادبي انجمن‬ literary society
‫ ادبيات‬adabijā́ t m. Arabic plural literature ‫بديعي ادبيات‬ belles
lettres
‫ادبيانه‬ adabijāná decent, proper, decorous (of conduct); civil (of an
expression)
‫ ادخال‬idkhā́ l m. Arabic 1 introduction, establishment 2 inclusion
‫ ادخالي‬idkhālí ‫ ادخالي لاري‬approaches
‫ ادرار‬idrā́ r m. Arabic plural urine ‫ ادرار کول‬to urinate
‫ ادراک‬idrā́ k m. Arabic singular & plural perception ‫ ادراک کول‬a
to comprehend, understand b to perceive, feel c to guess
‫ ادرس‬adrés m. address
‫ ادرک‬adrák m. plural green ginger
‫ ادرم‬adrám m. 1 influence, action, pressure (moral) ‫پر چا ادرم کول‬
to influence, put (moral) pressure upon ‫ پر چا ادرم کېدل‬to affect,
have an effect on 2 shame
‫ ادرول‬udravúl transitive dialect  ‫درول‬
‫ ادرياتيک‬adriātík 1 adjective Adriatic ‫ادرياتيک بحر‬ the Adriatic
Sea 2 m. the Adriatic seacoast
‫ ادرېدل‬undredə́l intransitive  ‫درېدل‬
‫ ادعا‬iddi'ā́ f. Arabic claim, pretension, demand
‫ ادعيات‬ad'ijā́ t m. Arabic plural of ‫ ادعيه‬wish, desire ‫خپل خالصانه‬
‫ ادعيات تقديمول‬to send one's sincere best wishes
‫ ادغام‬idghā́ m m. Arabic 1 linguistics gemination 2 confluence,
junction; tightening up, pulling together
‫ ادکه‬adə́ka f. mommy, mama !‫ ادکي‬Oh mamma!
‫ ادکۍ‬adəkə́j f. 1  ‫ ادکه‬2 mom (a form of address for one's
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‫ ادل بدل‬adál-badál 1.1 inconstant 1.2 disorderly, careless ‫ادل بدل‬ ‫ اديره‬adirá f. cemetery
‫ کول‬to mix up, confuse (e.g., words) 2 m. .1 trade, commerce ‫ اديس ا ٓبابا‬adís-ābābā́ f. Addis Ababa (city)
2.2 oscillation ‫ ادېکولون‬adekolón m. plural eau-de-cologne
‫آدم‬ 1
ādám m. ‫ادم‬ adám m. 1 proper name Adam ‫بابا آدم‬ Adam ‫ ا ٓدينه‬ādiná f. Friday
(the human progenitor) ‫د بابا آدم د وختو‬ old, antediluvian, of the ‫ اډاله‬aḍā́ la f. shaft (of an underground irrigation channel)
time of Adam 2 man ‫ اډانه‬aḍā́ na f. ornamented cover or dust jacket of a book
‫ ادم‬2 adúm m. thigh ‫ اډاڼه‬aḍāṇá f. regional support ‫ په اډاڼه کښېناستل‬to lean, rest upon
‫ ادمان‬idmā́ n m. physical training ‫ اډاوڼه‬aḍā́ vṇa f. frame, framework
‫ ادم خان‬adamkhā́ n m. 1 proper name Adamkhan 2 Adamkhan ‫ اډر‬aḍár m. regional order ‫ اډر ورکول‬to order, reserve (not a
(designation of a number of settlements) military order, but a commercial or customer order)
‫آدم خور‬ ādamkhór m. cannibal ‫ اډک‬aḍák m. leap-frog (the game)
‫آدم خېل‬ ādamkhél 1 plural the Adamkhejli (a sub-tribe of the ‫ اډني‬aḍanáj m.  ‫اوډني‬
Afridi) 2 m. Adamkhejl (person) ‫ اډو‬aḍó  ‫ هډو‬1
‫ آدم زاد‬ādamzā́ d m. man ‫ اډوړی‬aḍúṛaj m. ‫ اډوړۍ‬aḍuṛə́j f.  ‫ادوړي‬
‫ آدم زاده‬ādamzāda f. woman ‫ اډوکی‬aḍúkaj m. dialect bone
‫ آدمي‬1 ādamí m. ādamáj m. man ‫ اډه‬aḍá f. 1 stop, (bus or tram) stand, station 2 base ‫نظامي اډې‬
‫ ا ٓدمۍ‬2 ādamə́j f. woman military bases ‫ هوايي اډه‬airport 3 military post 4 blind (for
‫ ادميرال‬admirā́ l m. admiral bird-hunting)
‫ ادنی‬،‫ ادنا‬adnā́ Arabic indeclinable 1 low (in position) 2 small, ‫اډي‬ 1
adáj m. fortifications around a city
paltry, insignificant ‫ ادنی صدمه‬insignificant damage 3 low- ‫اډي‬ 2
áḍi m. plural  ‫ هډي‬1
quality, low standard ‫اډي‬ 3
aḍí plural from ‫ اډي‬1
‫ ادوات‬advā́ t m. Arabic plural from ‫ادات‬ ‫اډي‬ 4
aḍé plural from ‫اډه‬
‫ ادوار‬advā́ r m. Arabic plural from ‫ دور‬1 ‫اډۍ‬ 5
aḍə́j f. singular & plural Ulmus foliacea (a kind of tree)
‫ ادوبدو‬adú-badú indeclinable 1 Eastern swollen, bloated 2 ‫اډۍ‬ 6
aḍə́j f. singular & plural fields or land surrounding a
Western beaten down ‫ ادوبدو کېدل‬to ache, hurt (of the body, village
from fatigue) ‫ اديپټر‬aḍipṭár m. ‫اډيټر‬ aḍiṭár m. technology adapter
‫ادوړی‬ adúṛaj m. tanned buffalo hide ‫ اډېل‬aḍél m. stone facing (for the shaft of an underground
‫ادوزي‬ 1 adozí m. plural the Adozai (a sub-tribe of Durrani) 2 m. irrigation channel)
adozáj an Adozai (person) ‫ اذان‬azā́ n m. Arabic 1 azan, call to prayer ‫ د اذان وخت‬prayer time
‫ ادوم‬adúm m. thigh ‫ اذان ويل‬to summon to prayer ‫د خوار ملا پر اذان څوک کلمه نه تېروي‬
‫ ادويه‬advijá f. Arabic plural from ‫ دوا‬1 medicine, spice, proverb No one responds to the azan of a poor mullah. 2
medicinal herb crowing (of a cock) ‫د چرگ پر اذان‬ early, very early, with the
‫ ادويه پاشي‬advijapāshí f. agriculture sprinkling, spraying ‫ادويه‬ roosters ‫اذان کول‬ to crow (of roosters)
‫ پاشي کول‬compound verb to sprinkle, spray ‫ادويه پاشي کېدل‬ ‫ اذربايجان‬azarbājdzhā́ n m. Azerbaijan
compound verb to be sprinkled, be sprayed ‫ اذربايجاني‬azarbājdzhāní 1 Azerbaijanian 2 m. .1 Azerbaijanian
‫ ادويه فروش‬advijafurúsh m. pharmacist, apothecary (person) 2.2 Azerbaijani, the Azerbaijanian language
‫ ادويه فروشي‬advijafurushí f. 1 commerce in pharmaceuticals 2 ‫اذکار‬ 1
izkā́ r m. Arabic mention, reference ‫اذکار کول‬ to mention,
pharmacy refer to
‫ اده‬udá  ‫ هوده‬1 1 ‫اذکار‬ 2
azikā́ r m. Arabic plural from ‫ ذکر‬،‫ اذکار کول‬to perform
‫ ادې‬1 adé m. mommy, mummy (form of address to mother or the ritual of zikr (i.e., remembering) or zeal (with reference to
older woman) !‫ ادې موري‬Mommy!; Mummy! ‫د ادې زوی‬ dervishes)
mommy's boy ‫ ادې کول‬to regard as a mother, name or give the ‫ اذلت‬azallát m. Arabic baseness, meanness ‫زه به څنگه دا اذلت پر‬
honorary title of mother ‫ ځان قبول کړم‬I cannot stoop to such baseness.
‫ ادۍ‬2 adə́j f. singular & plural  ‫ اډۍ‬6 ‫ اذن‬izn m. Arabic authorization, permission ‫ اذن اخيستل‬to
‫ اديان‬adjā́ n m. Arabic plural from ‫ دين‬2 receive authorization ‫ د چا څخه اذن غوښتل‬to request
‫ اديب‬adíb m. Arabic [plural: ‫ اديبان‬adibā́ n Arabic plural: ‫ادبا‬ authorization from someone ‫ چا ته اذن ورکول‬to authorize
udabā́ ] man of letters, writer someone, permit someone
‫ اديبانه‬adibāná indeclinable literary (of a literary work, style)
‫ اديبه‬adibá f. writer (woman)
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‫اذوغ‬ azúgh m.‫ آذوقه‬āzuḳá f. singular & plural 1 provsions,
rations, food ‫ د ا ٓذوقې گدام‬supply base, provision depot 2 fodder
(for cattle) ‫ د ژمي ا ٓذوقې برابرول‬to lay in fodder for winter
‫ آذوقه رساني‬āzurḳāsaní f. food supply
‫ اذهان‬azhān m. Arabic from ‫ ذهن‬plural ‫ د ټولني اذهان روښانول‬to
enlighten intellects
‫ اذيت‬aziját m. Arabic torture, torment, oppression
‫ اذيتول‬azijatavə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫]اذيت يې کړ‬
torture, oppress 2 to annoy, bother, pester
‫ا ٓر‬ ār literal & figurative basis, foundation ‫په آر راوړل‬ a to lay the
foundation (of a building) figurative b to establish the main
point of something c to evaluate as to merit figurative d to
take someone into consideration idiom ‫ له ا ٓره‬in essence
‫ آرا‬ārá m. Arabic plural from ‫ د ا ٓراو په‬،‫راي د ا ٓراو د ډېروالی په اثر‬
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‫ اکثريت‬with a majority of votes ‫ د ا ٓراو په اتفاق‬unanimously ‫آراي‬
‫ عموميه‬ārā́ -ji plebescite ‫ د ا ٓراو اختلاف‬disagreement
‫ آرا‬2 ārá used as the second element of a composite word ‫شهرآرا‬
Shahrara (name of a section of Kabul)
‫ ارابه‬1 arābá f.  ‫اربه‬
‫ ارابه‬arābá f. volley
‫ اراټ‬arāṭ m.  ‫ارهټ‬
‫ اراخ‬arākh m. rākh 1 irrigation ditch 2 sluice; canal
ً‫ ارادتا‬irādátán Arabic intentionally, premeditatedly
‫ اراده‬irādá f. Arabic 1 will ‫ د ارادې قوت‬strength of will ‫په ټينگه‬
‫ اراده‬،‫ په پخه اراده‬with considerable decisiveness 2 intention,
decision, wish (desire) b to intend; desire; ‫ اراده کول‬official a
to command b to intend; desire ‫ …اراده مي کړې ده چه‬I have
decided …, I intend … ‫ د قندهار اراده يې وکړله‬He decided to go to
Kandahar. ‫ اراده لرل‬to intend, desire ‫ کومي خوا ته دي اراده ده؟‬In
which direction do you want to go? ‫ر اتلل په اراده او تلل په اجازه‬
proverb Come here freely, but leave only with permission.
idiom ‫د چا پر ضد بده اراده‬ encroachment on someone, intrusion
on someone
‫ ارادي‬irādí 1 conscious ‫ په ارادي ډول‬consciously 2 volitional
‫ ارارات‬arārā́ t (Mount) Ararat
‫ ا ٓراستگي‬ārāstagí f. 1 adornment 2 beauty
‫ ا ٓراسته‬ārāstá indeclinable 1 adorned 2 well-dressed, smart,
dressed-up ‫ ا ٓراسته کول‬a to adorn b to dress up
‫ اراضي‬arāzí m. Arabic plural 1 from ‫ ارض‬2 country, locality,
district ‫ د جهت تعين په اراضي کښي‬orienting or getting familiar
with respect to the area
‫اراکين‬ arākín m. plural from ‫ ارکان‬persons holding high
positions, leaders ‫ اراکين دولت‬arākín-i nobles, dignitaries
‫ ارال‬arā́ l m. the Aral Sea
‫ آرام‬ārā́ m 1 m. .1 peace, rest ‫ په آرام سره‬peacefully, quietly ‫آرام‬
‫ کول‬to rest, sit with body relaxed, lounge ‫ آرام ورکول‬to allow to
rest, soothe, make easier ‫ ا ٓرام ميندل‬to find peace, calm ‫ا ٓرام نه لرل‬
not to know peace ‫ په ا ٓرام کېدل‬to rest 1.2 comfort 2.1
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peaceful, quiet 2.2 resting 2.3 peaceable ‫ا ٓرام خلک‬ peaceable
people
‫ ا ٓراميتا‬ārāmtjā́ f.  ‫ ا ٓرامي‬1
‫ آرامچوکۍ‬ārāmchokə́j f. easy chair
‫ ا ٓرامش‬ārāmísh m. calm
‫ ارام طلب‬ārāmtaláb fond of comfort
‫ ا ٓرامگاه‬ārāmgā́ h m. 1 stand, stopping place 2 burial-vault,
1 to mausoleum
‫آرامول‬ārāmavə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫کړ‬ ‫]ا ٓرام يې‬ 1 to
quiet 2 to eliminate (e.g., disorder)
‫ا ٓرامي‬ 1
ārāmí f. 1 calm, peace ‫آرامه ا ٓرامي‬ utter calm 2
tranquillity 3 peace (i.e., absence of war) ‫د جهان ا ٓرامي‬ world
wide peace
‫ ا ٓرامي‬2 ārāmí m. lazy person, lazybones
‫ ا ٓرامي‬3 arāmí Armenian ‫ ا ٓرامي ژبه‬the Armenian language
‫ ا ٓرامېدل‬ārāmedə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]ا ٓرام شو‬to
soothe, quiet down ‫ ز ړه مي پر ا ٓرام شو‬This soothed me. !‫ا ٓرام شئ‬
military At ease! Order Arms!
‫ا ٓرايش‬ ārājísh m. decoration, adornment; attire ‫د ا ٓرايش خونه‬
boudoir
‫ ارايه‬irājá f. Arabic producing, presentation (of documents, etc.)
‫ ارباب‬arbā́ b Arabic 1 masculine plural from ‫ ارباب النوع‬1 ‫رب‬
gods (pagan) 2 m. [plural: ‫ اربابان‬arbābā́ n] senior elder of a
settlement or extended family; village elder
‫ اربشه‬urbə́sha f. 1 barley corn 2 dialect life, existence
‫ اربشي‬urbə́shi f. plural barley
‫ اربشين‬urbəshín adjective barley ‫ اربشينه ډوډۍ‬barley bread
‫ اربشينه‬urbəshína f. 1 singular of ‫ اربشين‬2 barley bread
‫ اربکتيا‬arbaktjā́ f. the maintenance of order
‫ اربکی‬arbakáj m. tribal constable (minor tribal official having
police powers)
‫ اربوز‬urbúz m. ‫ اربوزه‬urbuzá f. 1 muzzle 2 snout idiom ! ‫اربوز‬
‫ دئ ورک شه‬Be off with you! Don't bother me!
‫ اربوشين‬urbushín  ‫اربشين‬
‫ اربه‬1 arabá f. 1 bullock cart, wagon, carriage 2 gun-carriage 3
wheel ‫ د اربې سيم‬،‫ داربې ډنډه‬spoke 4 landing gear,
undercarriage (of an aircraft) idiom ‫ که دي دا وار‬،‫ډېر په تنگ يم‬
‫ اربه راوچلوله؟‬My affairs are going badly. Will you not help me?
‫ په دې ورځو کښي مي اربه بنده ده‬At present I am in straitened
circumstances.
‫ اربه‬2 urbá f. tendon, ligament
‫ اربه کښ‬arbakáḳh draught (i.e., draught animal)
‫ اربه لرونکی‬arabá larúkaj having a wheel; wheeled
‫ ا ٓرت‬1 ārt m. art
‫ ارت‬2 art arát 1 wide, spacious, extensive ‫ارتي صحراوي‬
extensive deserts ‫ ا ٓرت ارته فاصله‬a great expanse ‫د کميس غاړه‬
‫ خورا ارته ده‬The shirt collar is large. 2 open ‫ ارت ځای‬an open
space 3 open, free, exposed, pure (of air) ‫ په ارته هوا کښي‬in the
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open air 4 widely spread apart, bowed (of legs) ‫پښې يې ارتي دي‬ ‫ ا ٓرتستي‬artistí  ‫ارتيستي‬
He is bowlegged. idiom ‫ لږ څه ارت ولاړو‬He stood off to the side. ‫ ارتش‬irtísh m. the Irtysh (River)
‫ ا ٓرتاو‬ārtāv m. ‫ ارتاو‬artāv m. 1 throw, toss 2 Eastern shot ‫ا ٓرتاو‬ ‫ ارتفاع‬irtifā́ ' f. m. Arabic [plural: ‫ ارتفاعات‬irtifā'ā́ t] 1 altitude,
‫ کول‬compound verb  ‫ آرتاو کېدل ارتاوول‬compound verb  height ‫ لوړ او هسک ارتفاعات‬a great height ‫ ټيټ ارتفاعات‬a low
‫ارتاو ېدل‬ altitude ‫ د ارتفاع اقل حد‬astronomy perigee ‫د ارتفاع اکثر حد‬
‫ ارتاوز‬artāvúz m.  ‫ارتاويز‬ astronomy apogee 2 thickness
‫ ارتاوول‬artāvəvə́l denominative [past: ‫ ]ارتاو يې کړ‬1 to throw, ‫ارتقا‬ irtiḳā́ f. Arabic 1 rise (action); eminence, elevation 2
fling, toss 2 Eastern to produce a shot, shoot development, evolution ‫ د ژبي ارتقا‬development of language 3
‫ ارتاوۍ‬artavə́j f. singular & plural sun-dried currants growth, increase ‫ ارتقا کول‬to increase, rise, grow
‫ ارتاو ېدل‬artāvedə́l denominative, intransitive to be thrown, be ‫ ارتقايي‬irtiḳāí evolutionary ‫ ارتقايي نظريه‬evolutionism, the theory
flung of evolution ‫ د ډاروين ارتقايي فلسفه‬Darwinism
‫ارتاويز‬ artāvíz 1 m. windbag 2 empty, insipid ‫ارتاويزي خبري‬ ‫ ارتکاز‬irtikā́ z m. Arabic support, basis ‫پر حقايقو تکيه او ارتکاز ميندل‬
nonsense to rest upon facts
‫ارتباط‬ irtibā́ t m. Arabic connection, link, communication, ‫ ارتنه‬artiná f.  ‫ارتينه‬
‫ د چا سره ارتباط لرل‬to have
intercourse, relationship ‫ ارتوالی‬aratvā́ laj m. ‫ ارت والی‬1 width, spaciousness, extensiveness
communication with someone ‫ په … پو ري ارتباط ميندل‬to ‫ د مځکي ارتوالی‬the extent of a territory 2 development (i.e., of a
establish communication with … ‫ د خارجه ارتباطو مدير‬chief of the language); expansion (i.e., of trade) 3 tension 4 area (e.g., of a
foreign department country) 5 diameter (e.g., of a wheel)
‫ارتباطچي‬ irtibātchí m. military messenger, runner (liaison, ‫ارتوداکس‬ artodā́ ks 1 orthodox, canonical 2 Orthodox (i.e.,
orderly) pertaining to the Eastern Orthodox Church) ‫ارتوداکس مذهب‬
‫ ارتباطچي گري‬irtibātchigarí f. military communications service Orthodoxy (the Eastern Church)
‫ ارتباطي‬irtibātí attributive communication ‫د بحر ارتباطي لاري‬ ‫ارتول‬ 1
artavə́l arətavə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫]ارت يې کړ‬
maritime communications ‫ ارتباطي ادات‬grammar conjunction 1 to widen, make extensive, make expansive 2 to spread
‫ ارتجاع‬irtidzhā́ ' f. Arabic 1 politics reaction 2 reactionary in widely, extend ‫خپلي گوتي ارتول‬ to extend the fingers 3 to
character 3 regression, retrogradation 4 elasticity; resiliency 5 disengage
recoil (of a weapon) ‫ ارتول‬2 artavə́l transitive [past: ‫ ]ما وارتاوه‬to throw, fling, toss
‫ ارتجاعي‬irtidzhā'í 1 reactionary 2 regressive 3 elastic; resilient ‫ ارتون‬arətún m. width, spaciousness
‫ ارتجاعي خاصه‬elasticity; resiliency ‫ ارتونه‬artavə́na f. 1 broadening, expansion 2 state of being
‫ ارتجاعيت‬irtidzhā'ját m. 1 elasticity; resiliency 2 literal & widespread, state of being far-flung
figurative flexibility ‫ارتېدل‬ arətedə́l denominative, intransitive 1 to widen, make
‫ ارتجالي‬irtidzhālí impromptu, written extemporaneously spacious, make extensive 2 to be widely spread out, be widely
‫ ارتداد‬irtidād m. Arabic 1 desertion, treason, apostasy, deviation extended 3 to be disengaged
2 renunciation 3 religion tergiversation, recreancy, ‫ ارتيست‬artíst m. 1 artist 2 painter
backsliding ‫ ارتداد ته التجا کول‬،‫ارتداد کول‬ a to apostatize from ‫ ارتيسته‬artísta f. actress, artist
something, deviate from something b to reject, renounce (e.g., a ‫ ارتيستي‬artistí 1 artistic 2 artistically skillful, talented, pertaining
faith) to art generally
‫ارتدادي‬ irtidādí 1 disloyal ‫ارتدادي سلوک‬ disloyalty, treason 2 ‫ ارتينه‬artiná f. 1 woman 2 wife
apostate ‫ ا ٓرټ‬1 arṭ m.  ‫ا ٓرت‬
‫ ارتزاق‬irtizā́ ḳ m. Arabic nourishment, subsistence ‫ ارټ‬2 aráṭ m.  ‫ارهټ‬
‫ ارتزاقي‬irtizāḳí Arabic attributive food, produce ‫ارتزاقي مواد‬ ‫ ارټ ساز‬araṭsāz m. master craftsman engaged in the construction
food, produce of wells equipped with the noria (bucket-wheel)
‫ ارتزاقيات‬irtizākijā́ t m. Arabic plural foodstuffs, produce ‫ ا ٓرټسټ‬ārṭísṭ m.  ‫ارتيست‬
‫ ارت زړه‬aratzṛə́ ‫ ارت زړى‬arətzə́ṛaj 1 frank, honest, forthright ‫ ا ٓرټسټه‬arṭísṭa f.  ‫ارتيسته‬
(person) 2 generous, noble ‫ ا ٓرټسټي‬arṭisṭí  ‫ارتيستي‬
‫ ارتسام‬irtisām m. Arabic 1 representation, portrayal ‫په زړه کښي‬ ‫ ارث‬irs m. Arabic inheritance ‫مال په ارث پر ېښودل‬ to leave a
‫ نقش او ارتسام ميندل‬to stamp, impress itself upon; stick, be bequest of property
retained in memory 2 sign, mark ‫ ارثي‬irsí Arabic hereditary; inherited
‫آرتست‬ artíst m.  ‫ا ٓرتيست‬ ‫ ارجاع‬irdzhā́ ' f. Arabic 1 return, recurrence 2 direction, address
‫آرتسته‬ artístá f.  ‫ا ٓرتيسته‬ 3 institution (of an action, suit)
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‫ ارجل‬ardzhál 1 confused, muddled 2 m. the common people ‫ارزش‬ arzísh m. ‫ارزښت‬ arzəḳht m. 1 value ‫د ډېر ارزښت وړ تحقيقات‬
‫ ارجل برجل‬ardzhál-bardzhál ‫ ارجل و برجل‬ardzhál-u-bardzhál mixed, very valuable research ‫ارزش لرل‬ to be of equivalent worth, be of
intermixed, disorderly, muddled equal worth 2 economics cost ‫استعمالي ارزش‬ use value ‫اضافي‬
‫ ارجمند‬ardshmánd 1 valuable, expensive 2 excellent ‫ارزش‬ surplus value ‫ تبادلوي ارزش‬exchange value 3 significance
‫ ارجنټاين‬ardshantājn Argentina 4 evaluation ‫ ارزش ورکول‬to evaluate
‫ ارچه‬archá f. 1 archa (a kind of juniper bush) 2 kind of ‫ ارزگان‬uruzgā́ n m. Uruzgan (city) ‫ د ارزگان‬،‫د ارزگان اعلی حکومت‬
coniferous tree ‫ ولايت‬history Uruzgan Province
‫ارچه کاري‬ archakārí f. 1 plank panelling, planking; the wooden ‫ ا ٓرزو‬ārzó f. ārzú [plural: ‫ ا ٓرزوگاني‬ārzogā́ ni plural: ‫ ا ٓرزووي‬ārzú]
portion of a structure 2 cabinetwork, carpentry work 1 wish, desire ‫ د کاميابۍ ا ٓرزو‬desire for success ‫سره د ډېري ا ٓرزو‬
‫ ارځېدل‬ardzedə́l intransitive  ‫ارزېدل‬ despite a great desire 2 hope, expectation, expectancy ‫ا ٓرزو لرل‬
‫ ارخالک‬arkhālə́k m. arkhaluk (an outer garment) a to wish, desire ‫ …ا ٓرزو مي درلوده چه‬I wished that … b to
‫ ارخښ‬arkhaḳh m. 1 sobbing ‫ ارخښ کول‬،‫ ارخښ ايستل‬،‫ارخښ کښل‬ hope, expect 3 dream, daydream ‫هغه ارزوگاني نااجرا پاتي شوې‬
to sob, weep 2 asthma These dreams did not come true.
‫ آردابه‬ārdābá f. mash (food) ‫ا ٓرزومن‬ ārzumán ‫ ا ٓرزومند‬ārzumánd desiring something, aspiring to
‫ ارداوه‬ardāvá f. fodder (for cattle, barley or wheat) something ‫ تلو ته ډېر ا ٓرزومن دئ‬He wants to go very much.
‫ اردل‬ardál m. 1 bodyguard 2 orderly, batman ‫ ا ٓرزومندي‬ārzumandí f. desire, wish, aspiration
‫ اردلي‬ardalí m. obsolete orderly ‫د اردلي سپاهيان اردلی‬ household ‫ ارزېدل‬arzedə́l intransitive [past: ‫ وارزيد‬present: ‫ ]ارزي‬to cost, be
troops worth ‫ دا شي په دې قيمت نه ارزي‬This thing is not worth it. ‫په دې‬
‫ اردن‬urdún m. ‫ اردنيه‬urdunijá f. Arabic Jordania ‫ پوهېدل هم ارزي‬That's worth knowing.
‫ اردو‬urdú 1 m. .1 army, forces ‫ اردوي افغان‬the Afghan Army ‫ ارږمي‬1 argamáj
̣ m. Eastern  ‫ارږي‬
‫ بحري اردو‬marines ‫ بري اردو‬a land army ‫د صحرا اردو سيار اردو‬ ‫ ارږمۍ‬2 argamə ̣ ́ f. Western yawning, yawn ‫ ارږمۍ کښل‬to yawn
j
‫ عملياتي اردو فعالي اردو‬a field army ‫ منظم اردو‬regular army ‫د اردو‬ ‫ ارږه‬urgə̣ ́ m. plural  ‫اورږه‬
‫ رياست‬Combined Arms Directorate (in the War Ministry) ‫د اردو‬ ‫ ارږی‬argaj̣ m. Western belching ‫ ارږی کول‬،‫ ارږی بدول‬،‫ارږی ايستل‬
‫ د احتياط قوه‬the army reserve 1.2 m. military camp 1.3 f. to belch
Urdu (language) 2 attributive ‫ اردو ژبه‬the Urdu language ‫اردو‬ ‫ ارږي بد‬argibád
̣ m. indigestion
‫ کتابونه‬books in Urdu ‫ ارسال‬irsā́ l m. Arabic singular & plural shipping, sending ‫ارسال‬
‫ اردو بازار‬urdubāzār m. post exchange facilities ‫ کول‬compound verb to send, ship, dispatch ‫هغه کتاب مي په ډاگ‬
‫ اردوگاه‬urdugāh m. military camp ‫ ارسال کړئ دئ‬I sent the book through the mail.
‫ اردووالا‬urduvālā́ m. Urdu speaker ‫ ارستوکراتيک‬aristokrātík aristocratic
‫ اردو يې‬urduí attributive army, forces ‫ ارستوکراسي‬aristokrāsí f. aristocracy ‫ د ارستوکراسۍ رژيم‬history
‫ ارډر‬arḍár m. 1 order 2 instruction aristocracy, the aristocratic form of government
‫ ارډي نېنس‬arḍinéns m. regional edict ‫ ارسلان‬arslā́ n m. arsalān proper name Arslan
‫ ارړي‬1 irṛáj m. ram (non-fat tailed breed) ‫ ارسي‬urusí f. window with a frame capable of being raised and
‫ ارړي‬2 irṛə́j f. sheep, ewe (non-fat tailed breed) lowered
‫ ارزاق‬arzāḳ m. 1 from ‫ رزق‬2 provisions, food stores, food ‫ ارسېنک‬arseník m. plural arsenic
supplies ‫ ارشاد‬irshā́ d m. Arabic [plural: ‫ ارشادونه‬irshādúna Arabic
‫ارزان‬ arzā́ n 1 cheap ‫ گران بې حکمته‬،‫ارزان بې علته نه وي‬ Dear is plural: ‫ ارشادات‬irshādā́ t] precept, lesson, instruction ‫و چا ته‬
dandy – cheap is shoddy. 2 cheaply ‫ ارشادات کول‬to give directions to someone; instruct someone
‫ ارزان بيع‬arzānbáj' ‫ ارزان بيه‬arzānbája cheap ‫ ارشو‬urshó f. [plural: ‫ ارشوگاني‬urshogā́ ni plural: ‫ ارشووي‬urshóvi]
‫ ارزانتوب‬arzāntób m. ‫ ارزانتيا‬arzāntjā́ f. cheapness common pasture; pasture; meadow
‫ ارزان فروش‬arzānfurúsh selling cheaply ‫ ارشيتکت‬arshitékt m. architect
‫ ارزان فروشي‬arzānfurushí f. economics dumping ‫ ارشيف‬arshíf m. archive
‫ ارزانوالی‬arzānvā́ laj m. cheapness, low prices ‫ ارض‬arz m. Arabic [plural: ‫ اراضي‬arāzí] earth, land
‫ ارزانول‬arzānavə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫]ارزان يې کړ‬ to ‫ ارضي‬arzí Arabic 1 attributive land, earth; territorial 2 surface,
reduce the price of land (as in land or ground forces)
‫ ارزانه‬arzāna feminine singular from ‫ارزان‬ ‫ ارغ‬arágh m. plural vodka
‫ ارزاني‬arzāní f. cheapness ‫ ارغشی‬arghasháj m. 1 clearing of the throat ‫ارغشی کول‬ to clear
‫ ارزانېدل‬arzānedə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫ ]ارزان شو‬to the throat 2 inhalation (when smoking)
fall in price, cheapen ‫ارغمان‬ arghumā́ n m.  ‫ارغوان‬
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‫ ارغنج‬arghándzh m. [plural: ‫ ارغنجونه‬arghandzhúna plural:
‫ ارغنجان‬arghandzhā́ n] plum
‫ ارغنجک‬arghandzhák m. kind of damson plum (the tree or its
fruit)
‫ ارغنجي‬arghandzháj m. cherry (the tree or its fruit)
‫ ارغند‬arghánd m. [plural: ‫ ارغندونه‬arghandúna] Western [plural:
‫ ارغندان‬arghandā́ n] paddle, bat (used in playing knucklebones)
‫ د ارغند لوبه‬the game of knucklebones
‫ ارغنداب‬arghandā́ b m. ‫ ارغنداو‬arghandā́ v m. Argendab (river,
district)
‫ارغنون‬ arghańun m. music organ
‫ارغوان‬ arghavā́ n arghuvā́ n ledum (marsh tea); pink acacia, Cercis
siliquastrum ‫ زېړ ارغوان‬Sophora griffithi
‫ ارغواني‬arghavāní purple, crimson
‫ ارغوش‬arghúsh dark-complexioned
‫ ارغوشول‬arghushavə́l denominative, transitive [past: ‫]ارغوش يې کړ‬
to make dark
‫ارغوشېدل‬ arghushedə́l denominative, intransitive [past: ‫]ارغوش شو‬
to be made dark, tan
‫ ارغومي‬1 urghúmaj m. kid, young goat
‫ ارغومې‬2 urghúme f. diminutive goat
‫ ارغون‬arghún m. music organ
‫ ارغونچی‬arghuncháj m. rope, cord (braided from three strands)
‫ ارغونچی کول‬to twist a cord, plait a cord
‫ ارغوند‬arghún m.  ‫ارغند‬
‫ ارغوي‬urghə́vaj m. palm (of the hand)
‫ ارقام‬1 arḳā́ m m. Arabic plural from ‫رقم‬
‫ ارقام‬2 irḳā́ m m. Arabic spelling
‫ ارک‬urə́k dialect  ‫ورک‬
‫ ارکاره‬arkārá f.  ‫ هرکاره‬2
‫ ارکان‬arkā́ n m. Arabic plural 1 from ‫ رکن‬2 leaders, leadership,
leadership apparatus ‫ ارکان دولت‬arkā́ n-i higher official
personages, dignitaries ‫ عسکري ارکان‬generals, general officers,
higher command personnel 3 military staff, headquarters
atkā́ n-i harbijá-ji‫ عمومي ارکان‬،‫ ارکان حربيه عموميه‬General Staff
‫ د عمومي ارکانو رئيس‬Chief of the General Staff
‫ ارکانحرب‬arkānikhárb m. ‫ ارکانحربيه‬arkāniharbijá f. staff
‫ ارکتيک‬arktík arctic
‫ ارکزي‬urəkzí m.  ‫ورکزي‬
‫ ارکسترا‬arkestrā́ f. orchestra
‫ ارکسترائي‬arkestrāí attributive orchestra
‫ ارکيالوجست‬arkijālodzhíst m. archeologist
‫ ارکيالوجي‬arkijālodzhí m. archeology
‫ ارگ‬arg m. fortress, citadel (primarily used of the Kabul Arg, the
king's residents) ‫ د ارگ باغ‬the Arg Garden (in Kabul)
‫ ارگان‬orgā́ n m. organ (of political or government power)
‫ ارگانه‬argāná f. food, nourishment
‫ ارگانيزم‬orgānízm m. organism
‫ ارگجه‬argadzhá mixed, heterogeneous
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‫ ارگړه‬argāná m. riding school, riding hall, riding arena
‫ ارگمی‬argamáj m. Eastern  ‫ ارږمۍ‬2 ‫ ارگمی يې کول‬argamí he
yawned
‫ ارگنه‬arganá f. latticed door; door in form of grill
‫ ارگون‬urgún m. Urgun (town, district) ‫ارگون او کټواز‬ Katawaz and
Urgun
‫ ارگی‬argáj  ‫ارږی‬
‫ ارم‬irám m. 1 Irem (legendary garden in Arabia) 2 figurative
earthly paradise
‫ارمان‬ armā́ n m. 1 strong desire ‫ د چا ارمانونه پوره کول‬to carry out
someone's desires ‫ د زړه څخه يو ارمان ليري کول‬to fulfill a
cherished desire 2 dream ‫ زما ارمان نه دئ ختلي‬I still dream
about this all the time. ‫ په ارمان سره مړ شو‬He died without
realizing his dreams 3 melancholy ‫فتح خان ته بېکسۍ او يوازي توب‬
‫ ارمان ودرېدئ‬folklore Fatekh-Khan grew melancholy in his
solitude. ‫ په دې شان به يې په زړه ارمان پاتي نه شي‬Thus he was
inwardly at peace. 4 regret, repentance; grief ‫ ارمان لرل‬to regret
something ‫ د زړه ارمان رژول‬to set one's heart at ease ‫ ارمان کول‬a
to dream b to yearn c to regret; grieve; mourn over ‫پر خپل تېر‬
‫ شوي عمر ارمان کول‬to regret the past ‫ په چا پسې ارمان کول‬a to pity
someone b to miss someone !‫ وکې ارمان به‬،‫ ارمان مه کوه‬Look
out, you'll be sorry! !‫ ارمان ارمان دئ‬I'm very, very sorry! ‫ارمان‬
‫ دئ چه زه ښار ته تللئ وای‬I regret not having gone into town. ‫ارمان‬
‫ پس له زواله دئ‬proverb They are sorry when it is already too
late.
‫ارمانجن‬ armāndzhén 1 desiring something; dreaming of
something 2 grieving, yearning 3 regretting
‫ ارماند‬armánd m.  ‫ارمان‬
‫ ارماني‬armāní 1 desirable 2 ideal, perfect
‫ ارمبه‬arambá f.  ‫رمبي‬
‫ ارمچک‬aramchák m. abusive cur, mongrel
‫ ارمړ‬urmə́ṛ 1 m. plural the Ormuri (also called Bakari or Bakisti;
a nomadic people living in both Pakistan and Afghanistan south
of Kabul) 2 m. Ormur (person)
‫ارمغان‬ armaghā́ n m. gift, souvenir; remembrance ‫ارمغان پر ېښودل‬
to keep in one's memory
‫ ارمگی‬aramgáj m. shepherd's crook
‫ ارمنستان‬armanistā́ n m.  ‫ارمنيا‬
‫ ارمني‬armaní 1 Armenian ‫ ارمني ژبه‬the Armenian language 2 m.
Armenian (person)
‫ ارمنيا‬armanijā́ f. arminijā́ Armenia
‫ ارمولي‬urmúlaj m. armólaj diarrhea (in children)
‫ ا ٓرموني‬ārmuní f. music harmony
‫ ارمونيا‬1 armunjā́ f. aluminum
‫ ارمونيا‬2 armunjā́ f.  ‫ا ٓرمونيه‬
‫ ارمونيک‬armuník m. accordion, concertina
‫ ا ٓرمونيه‬armunijá f. harmonium ‫ لويه ا ٓرمونيه‬an organ
‫ ارمېږ‬urmég ̣ m. neck
‫ ارمېنيا‬armenjā́ f.  ‫ارمنيا‬