afghani

noun

af·​ghani af-ˈga-nē How to pronounce afghani (audio) -ˈgä- How to pronounce afghani (audio)
: the basic monetary unit of Afghanistan see Money Table

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His rent has increased by 500 afghani — almost $6 — in the last few months. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Naser Ali, a property dealer in the city, first visited Maihan in October, paying 150 afghani ($1.73) for a 45-minute cryptocurrency training session and then registering an account with Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. Eltaf Najafizada, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2022 Hospitals are desperately short of medicines, up to 95 percent of all households face food shortages, the poverty level is soaring toward 90 percent and the afghani, the national currency, is in free fall. NBC News, 18 Dec. 2021 The value of the afghani had dropped suddenly; people wanted dollars. New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for afghani

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Persian afghānī, literally, "of the Pashtuns"

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of afghani was in 1927

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“Afghani.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afghani. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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