Pashto dictionary

Version 1.0, released November 1998 Penzl's glossary is copyright 1955 American Council of Learned Societies. All rights reserved. Used by permission. This dictionary contains all of the words from the glossary of Herbert Penzl's A grammar of Pashto: A descriptive study of the dialect of Kandahar, Afghanistan (Washington, DC: American Council of Learned Societies, 1955), pp. 154-165, which is available from Schoenhof's Foreign Books. An on-line key to the orthography is not yet available. In the meantime, please download the Access database version of this file, or consult Penzl (1955) Corrections would be gratefully received. Contact: Taylor Roberts c/o Ruth King Dept. of Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics South 561 Ross York University Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada E-mail: troberts@yorku.ca Web: http://www.yorku.ca/twainweb/troberts/
Pashto aa aafarin aagaa(h) aa(h)ista aainda aakher aamaada aarzo, arzo aas English bravo! aware, wise slow, slowly next end ready, prepared wish horse Category interj interj adj I adv adj II V noun m 1 adj V noun f 3, f 5 noun m 2

asaan aashnaa aattomik aayaa aayrlendd afghaanistaan agar tshi ghazzem, khssem akhssghundem aghustaghustawem aghzay Ahmad, Aamad akaa akh akhbaar khlem akhistkhssey khta aksra albta almaanay alwatka alwzem alwatalwezawem amaa, ammaa mer amniat amrikaayi anaa anaar anaargrrey

horses acquaintance atomic whether Ireland Afghanistan although knead kneaded dress, put on dressed, put on make (someone) dress thorn Ahmad uncle, old man ouch!, oh! newspaper take took brother-in-law busy, involved in most perhaps German airplane fly flew make (something) fly but order peace American grandmother pomegranate(s) small pomegranate

noun m 2 noun m 2 adj 1 particle noun masc noun masc conj verb I, II verb I, II, past verb II verb II, past verb I noun m 3, m 2 noun masc noun m 2 interj noun m 1 verb II verb II, past noun m 4 adj V adj V adv adj III noun f 1 verb II verb II, past verb I conj noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 2; adj V noun f 5 noun masc noun m 4

andaaza angur apsos, afsos 'qel 'areeza armaan armaan arrkh rwem asaas asbaab sha sha askar askari spa astawem atshawem aw aw aw awal awbaazi wrem awreedawreednkey wrrem awosstawrrawem awrrezzem awrreedawta ay 'aynki baabaa baabat baad

degree grape(s) what a pity! wisdom petition sorrow what a pity!, alas! side hear basis, foundation equipment (to donkeys) soldier military service mare send put in, throw, pour and (to oxen) first swimming hear heard listener, listening turn turned make (something) turn get turned, turn get turned, turned week (informal greeting) spectacles, [glasses] grandfather matter, item, subject wind

noun f 2 noun m 2 interj noun m 1 noun f 2 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 1 verb II noun m 1 noun m 1 interj noun m 2 noun f 4 noun f 1 verb I verb I conj interj adj I noun f 4 verb II verb II, past adj IV verb II verb II, past verb I verb II, past verb II, past noun f 2 interj noun fem pl noun m 2 noun m 1 noun m 1

baadawem baad (ba'd) le baagh baaghwaan baaghwana baam baalaa baalaaposh baalesst bandi baannu baaraan baarawem basem istbayad baylem bazi, ba'zi baazu ba'd, baad badi badlarey badmkhey badstrgey bahezzem baheedbakhssem balaa blee blki bandi baraabar baraai be, ba bee, le

blow after garden gardener gardener's wife roof beyond, past, over overcoat pillow above, upon eyelash rain load take off, take out took off, took out must, of necessity lose some, several upper arm after feud bad impolite, unfriendly shameless flow flowed forgive monster, calamity yes but prisoner even last night (indicating future, emphasis) without

verb I prep noun m 1 noun m 2 noun f 1 noun m 1 particle noun m 1 noun m 1, m 2 adv noun m 2 noun m 1 verb I verb III verb III, past adv verb I pron noun m 2 adv noun f 4 adj IV adj IV adj IV verb II verb II, past verb I noun f 3 particle conj noun m 2 adj I adv modal particle prep

bee'qla beedzana beefkra beekara beekhi beekhora beekhwlee beel beeltun beemandinee beeplara bera beerawem beerezzem beereedberte beessdzi beetar, bihtar beetarin, bihtarin beetarba bel bltsok blyaw ben bennehaar bennkay biaa biayem bzem biwbtlbide bizo bluk blem

silly lifeless thoughtless without work very sisterless tongue-tied distinct, separate separation, absence unmarried, 'wifeless' fatherless fear frighten get frightened got frightened back wifeless, single better best disorderly other somebody else somebody else co-wife buzzing (of flies) buzzing (of flies) again take, lead away (somebody) take, lead away (somebody) took, led away (somebody) took, led away (somebody) asleep monkey group, platoon call

adj I, V adj I, V adj I, V adj I, V adv; adj V adj I, V adj V adj I noun m 1 adj V adj I, V noun f 1 verb I verb II verb II, past adv adj V adj I adj I adj I, V adj I pron pron noun f 1 noun masc pl noun m 3 adv verb IV verb IV, pres II verb IV, past I verb IV, past II adj II noun f 3, f 5 noun m 1 verb II

balbotal breetna brresten bungawem bungezzem bungeedbura buy daa dee daana daanista daaru daarrem daasi dagha dalee dlw(a) daqiqa darawem dard darezzem dareeddarwaaza da'wat, daawat dawlatman day de ddabal ddak ddla ddandd ddawl ddaz ddaz, ddez ddez

called bottle moustaches (cotton) blanket cause to buzz buzz buzzed sugar fragrance this this piece wise medicine bite, snap at such; thus this here (eleventh Afghan month) minute stop (somebody) pain stop, make a stop stopped, made a stop door invitation, party rich this one, he this one, he thick full group, mob pool manner, way (sounds of shooting)

verb II, past noun m 1, m 2 noun masc pl noun f 1 verb I verb II verb II, past noun f 2 noun m 1 pron obl pron noun f 2 adj V noun m 2 verb I adj V; adv pron adv noun f 1 noun f 2 verb I noun m 1 verb II verb II, past noun f 2 noun m 1 adj I pron obl pron adj I adj I noun f 1 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun masc pl

ddazawem ddeemokraasi ddeer ddenger ddengertiaa ddengerwaali ddezahaar ddezahaarey ddezkay ddoddei ddoddeikhor de de mekha ter de ... de mekha de ... de paara de ... pasee de ... pe baabat ki de ... per mandz ki de ... pe zeri'a de ... raa(h)isi, raasi de ... sera de ... wrusta deeg deeglay deersh dlta der-, darderbaasem deristderdzem drsem dertldraghlderkawem

shoot democracy much thin thinness thinness (sounds of shooting) (sounds of shooting) (sounds of shooting) food, bread, meal bread-eater of, from before before for, for the sake of after behind about, on the subject of between, among through, by means of since with after pot little pot thirty here (pronominal prefix of the second person) take out (toward you) took out (toward you) come (to you) come (to you) came (to you) came (to you) give (to you)

verb I noun f 4 adj 1 adj 1 noun f 3 noun f 4 noun masc pl noun m 4 noun m 3 noun f 4 noun m 2 prep prep particle particle particle particle particle particle particle prep particle noun m 1 noun m 3 num adv pron verb III verb III, past verb IV verb IV, pres verb IV, past I verb IV, past II verb IV

drkderkawdrkrrderwelem derwestderwrrem di diltshasp dbey dobi dna dost dosti drabahaar drabay drhey drund drana dughna dughmra dukaan dmra dshambee dussman duy dwa dwahem dwazhbey dzaan dzaan dzaay dzal dzka dzka tshi dzem

give (to you) gave (to you) gave (to you) bring (somebody to you) brought (somebody to you) bring (something to you) of you, by you interesting summer laundry man so much; this much friend friendship (sound of steps) (sound of steps) (calling sheep) heavy heavy this much this much shop this much Monday enemy these, they, them two second bilingual; insincere life oneself place (one) time therefore because go

verb IV, pres II verb IV, past I verb IV, past II verb II verb II, past verb I pron particle, modal particle adj I noun m 4 noun m 2 adj I noun m 2 noun f 4 noun masc pl noun m 3 interj adj II adj II, fem adj I adj I noun m 1 adj I noun f 1 noun m 2, m 5 pron num adj I adj IV noun m 1 pron noun m 1 noun m 1 adv conj verb IV

wlarr sem tlwlarrdzghlem dzghestdzhaarbaasem dzhaaristdzhaarukass dzhagrra dzhagrren dzhamaa'at dzhang dzhang atshawnkey dzhangawem dzhangyaalay dzheg dzhegtiaa dzhegwaali dzhelaa dzhermanay dzhinub dzhirib dzhorr dzhorrawem dzhorr kem dzhorrawdzhorr krrdzhorrezzem dzhulaay dzhuld dzhuma' dzhumla dzini dzwaan ee

go went went run ran weave wove sweeper fight, fighting fighting class war warmonger make war fighting, brave high height height separate German South acre well, built, repaired build, cure, repair build, cure, repair built, cured, repaired built, cured, repaired get well, built, repaired July volume Friday sentence some, several young (used in calling)

verb IV, pres II verb IV, past I verb IV, past II verb II verb II, past verb III verb III, past noun m 2 noun f 1 adj I noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 4 verb I adj III adj I noun f 3 noun f 4 adj V adj III noun masc noun m 1 adj I verb IV verb IV, pres II verb IV, past I verb IV, past II verb IV-A noun m 1 noun m 1 noun f 2 noun f 2 pron adj I interj

eekh eekh eeteraam, iqhteraam faarsi, paarsi fakwalta faqat faqir, pakir farmaayem farq farz faysala feel, fi'l flem gaaddei gaaddeiwaan gaam gaddun garmi garranday ganddem gattem gaz gerahaar gerkay gerday gerdzem gerdzeedghapem ghapghaazz ghal ghle gham ghamdzhan ghanem ghapaa

(to camels) respect Persian only beggar command difference, distinction duty decision verb film tonga, carriage tonga driver pace assembly; mixture heat fast, strong sew win, gain (Afghan length measure) (sound of sawing) (sound of sawing) round walk around walked around bark barked tooth thief thieves grief sad, sorrowful wheat barking

interj noun m 1 adj V; fem adv noun m 2 verb I noun m 1 noun m 1 noun f 2 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun f 4, f 5 noun m 2 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun f 4 adj III verb I verb I noun m 1 noun masc pl noun m 3 adj III verb II verb II, past verb I verb I, past noun m 1 noun m 1, m 5 noun m 1, m 5 noun m 1 adj I noun masc pl noun f 3

faculty, division of a university noun f 2

ghapawem ghar ghatt ghyem ghowghayr le ghazl(a) gheezz ghrrey ghla ghlaa ghoba ghordzawem ghordzezzem ghordzeedghrrumbem ghwaa ghwarrem ghosstghwarri ghwssi ghwazz ghwayay giddawar gilaas grem katgraan gumaan gndi gwel qhaadzhat haay haay hafta, awta hagha

cause to bark mountain fat, rich, important have sexual relations with had sexual relations with beside, except song wrestling, embrace, armful member, muscle female thief theft cattle owner, cowherd drop (somebody), throw fall, drop, become thrown fell, dropped, became thrown roar cow want wanted fat, grease meat ear ox paunchy cherry, cherries look looked dear suspicion, thought, surmise perhaps flower necessity alas! week that

verb I noun m 1, m 5 adj I verb II verb II, past prep noun f 1 noun f 1 noun m 4 noun f 2 noun f 3 noun m 5 verb I verb II verb II, past verb I noun f 3 verb II verb II, past noun masc pl noun fem pl noun m 1 noun m 3 adj I noun masc verb III verb III, past adj I noun m 1 adv noun m 2 noun m 1 interj noun f 2 pron

haghasi haghna haghmra halek halekna hlta ham hamdgha ham(h)gha hamghasi hamughmra, hamughna hameesha hamsaaya qhaqeeqat har hrtse hrtsok hrtshaa hryaw hrkela qhataa hawaa qhayraan qhaywaan haywaat heer heerawem hila hindu hits hits htskela htsok htshaa ho

such that much that much boy boyhood; love of boys there also this (very) that (very) that very (kind) exactly that much always neighbor truth each, every everything everybody everybody everybody always even weather astonished, surprised animal animals forgotten forget hope Hindu no, none nothing never nobody nobody yes

adj V adj I adj I noun m 2 noun f 1 adv adv pron pron adj V adj I adv noun m 2 noun m 1 adj I pron pron obl pron pron adv adv noun f 3 adj I noun m 2 noun m 2 adj I verb IV-A noun f 2 noun m 2 adj V pron adv pron obl pron particle

hosaa hosei hossiaar hossiaari hghe hughna qhukm qhukumat qhukumati huree ibtidaa idzhraa'i iqhtimaal imkaan 'lem imtiqhaan imzaa' inglisi intizaar iqraar isti'maal isti'maalezzem istiqlaal itlaa' izhaar izzdem kssezzdem issowkssessow kaabina Kaabul kaabulay kaafi kaaghazbaad kaal

comfortable, resting gazelle intelligent intelligence that (far away) that much order government, administration governmental there beginning executive, administrative probability possibility knowledge, science examination signature English waiting confessions use get used independence report, news expression, declaration put put put put cabinet Kabul (man) from Kabul sufficient kite ('wind paper') year

adj V noun f 5 adj I noun f 4 pron adj I; pron noun m 1 noun m 1 adj V adv noun f 3 adj V noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun f 3, f 5 adj V; fem adj I noun m 1 noun m 1 verb IV-A noun m 1 noun f 3 noun m 1 verb IV verb IV, pres II verb IV, past I verb IV, past II noun f 2 noun masc noun m 3; adj III adj V noun m 1 noun m 1

kaalanay kaali kaanaaddaa kaar kaargar kaark kazzem ksskabaab kablay kablei kam kampawndderi kandahaaray kandahaarei kandu kas kshki kattew kawem (w)kem kaw(w)krrke, ka ke tsheeri ke tse ham kezzem (w)sem keed(w)swkla kla tshi kla (kla) kley keliwaal

annual clothes Canada work worker cork pull off, pull out pulled off, pulled out fried meat, kabab (young male) gazelle (young female) gazelle little, less pharmacy (man) from Kandahar (woman) from Kandahar wheat bin man if only cooking pot (for soup) make, do make, do made, did made, did if; or if even if, although become become became became when when sometimes village villager

adj III noun masc pl noun fem noun m 1 noun m 2 noun m 1 verb II verb II, past noun m 1 noun m 3 noun f 4 adj I noun f 4 noun m 3; adj III noun f 5; adj III noun m 2 noun m 2 conj noun m 1 verb IV verb IV, pres II verb IV, past I verb IV, past II conj conj conj verb IV verb IV, pres II verb IV, past I verb IV, past II conj conj adv noun m 4 noun m 2

khaaki khandem khandkhabar khaberi kawem khalaasawem khalaasezzem khalq, khaleg khandaa khandaq khandawem khandezzem khandeedkhapa khaprr(a) khapska khar kharaab kharba khargttey kharts khat khataabaasem khataaistkhataawezem khataawatkhatarnaak khtti khayraatawem khattgar khezhem khatkheezhawem kheeran

grey [gray] laugh laughed informed; news talk, converse ('make words') finish, set free, close get finished people laughter trench make laugh begin to laugh began to laugh sad, angry, offended handful goblin, nightmare ass, donkey bad ass [donkey] owner little ass [donkey] spent; expense letter deceive, mislead deceived, misled get deceived got deceived dangerous mud give away, give to charity mud worker, mason; working with mud climb climbed make climb dirty

adj V verb I verb I, past adj I; noun m 1 verb IV verb IV-A verb IV-A noun masc pl noun f 3 noun m 1 verb I verb II verb II, past adj V noun f 1 noun f 1 noun m 1, m 5 adj I noun m 5 noun m 4 adj I; noun m 1 noun m 1 verb III verb III, past verb II verb II, past adj I noun fem pl verb IV-A noun m 2; adj I verb II verb II, past verb I adj I

kherahaar kherkay khiaal kho khor khwndi khoshqhala khoshqhaalezzem khozz khwazza khozzezzem khozzeedkhpel khpel khpor khpara khra khreyem khrrin khna khulq khuraa khurdza khser khuy khwaa khwaabdey khwaahish khwaar khwassee khwass khwdaay khwle khwraki khwrayay

(sound of snoring) (sound of snoring) thought indeed, certainly sister sisters happy get happy sweet sweet hurt hurt one's own relative spread spread (female) ass [donkey] shave soft room custom, manner very, a lot sister's daughter [niece] father-in-law custom side angry wish, desire poor mother-in-law agreeable, liked, selected God mouth edible sister's son [nephew]

noun masc pl noun m 3 noun m 1 adv noun f 6 noun f 6 adj I verb IV-A adj II adj II, fem verb II verb II, past adj I noun m 1 adj II adj II, fem noun f 2 verb I adj I noun f 1 noun m 1 adv noun f 2, f 5 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun f 3 adj IV noun m 1 adj I noun f 1, f 5 adj I noun masc noun f 2 adj V noun m 3

khwrem khwarrkinem kindkinnlasey kitaab kitaabkhaana klak klakawem komitta kor korba korgay korwaalaa kotta kozz kazza krett ksseebaasem ksseeistksseekaazzem ksseekssksseenawem ksseenem ksseenaastksseewezem ksseewatkssetanay ksste kum, kem, kam kmyaw kunn kanna kru kru kutray

eat ate dig dug left-handed book library firm make firm; toast committee house host, landlord little house owning a house room crooked crooked (Afghan cheese dish) entangle, catch, insert entangled, caught, inserted squeeze, press squeezed, pressed make sit, place, plant sit sat get caught, involved got caught, involved low, lower down, below some; which? which one?; somebody deaf deaf (to donkeys) puppy

verb II verb II, past verb I, II verb I, II, past adj IV noun m 1 noun f 2 adj I verb IV-A noun f 2 noun m 1 noun m 5 noun m 3 adj V noun f 2 adj II adj II, fem noun masc verb III verb III, past verb II verb II, past verb I verb II verb II, past verb II verb II, past adj III adv; adj V adj I pron adj II adj II, fem interj noun m 3

kutsa kutsh kutsh kutshi kutshnay laa lakin laalaa landi lar(a) laas laazem lafz landezzem larem derlodlargay las lasstay lawda le le ... dzini le ... ne le ... tshe (tsekha) leewanay leewanei leewar leewe leezzem lka ... (ghndi) lka tshi lemen lezz lezz lezz lezzawem

side street (calling dogs) butter little yet, still but elder brother; Hindu below road, way hand necessary word get wet have, possess had, possessed wood; stick ten stream fool from from from from crazy (man) crazy woman husband's brother [brother-inlaw] wolf send like, as as hem small, slight little; by degrees lower, decrease

noun f 2 interj noun masc pl adj III adv conj noun m 2 adv noun f 1 noun m 1 adj I noun m 1 verb IV-A verb III verb III, past noun m 3, m 2 num noun m 3 noun m 2 prep prep prep prep adj III; noun m 2 noun f 5 noun m 1 noun m 2 verb I conj conj noun f 1 adj I adv verb IV-A

lgharrawem lgharrezzem lgharreedlghrrem lghesstlikem lri lisa lmar lmar khaate lmar preewaate lmasay lmundz lmaandze lssey loyna lumrray, lemrray lund landa lur lunni luy lweesht lwezzem lweedlwlem lwast-, lwestlwelewem lwerr lwrrem lwasstmaaghze malga maalgin maalum, ma'lum

roll (something) roll rolled spin, turn spinned, turned write far high school sun sunrise sunset grandson prayer prayer pot big size first wet wet daughter daughters big [large] span fall fell read read make read high separate separated brain salt salty known

verb I verb II verb II, past verb II verb II, past verb I adj V noun f 2 noun m 1 noun masc pl noun masc pl noun m 3 noun m 1 noun m 1, obl noun m 4 noun f 1 adj III adj II adj II, fem noun f 6 noun f 6 adj 1 noun f 1 verb II verb II, past verb II verb II, past verb I adj I verb II verb II, past noun masc pl noun f 1 adj I adj I

maamaa maami maamur maannei maar maashingan maassaam maatawem maatezzem mabaadaa, mebaadaa madzhburtiaa magar maqhaz maktab maktub mal malakh, mlakh ma'lim, maalim man ma'naa, maanaa mandz manem mangwel manna mansabdaar masaawi masalan mashghul maskinat matlab mayen mazadaar mazdur mazz mdzka, mdzke

(maternal) uncle maternal uncle's wife [aunt] official building snake machine gun evening break get broken perhaps; lest compulsion but only school letter friend locust teacher (Afghan weight) meaning center, middle follow claw apple officer equal, equivalent for example, for instance busy poverty intention, aim lover, loving tasty servant ram earth

noun m 2 noun f 5 noun m 2 noun f 4, f 5 noun m 2 noun m 1 noun m 1 verb IV-A verb IV-A adv; conj noun f 3 conj adv noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 5 noun m 5 noun m 2 noun m 1 noun f 3 noun m 1 verb I noun f 1 noun f 1 noun m 2 adj V adv adj I noun m 1 noun m 1 adj I adj I noun m 2 noun m 1 noun f 1

me meekh meela meelma meelmana meelmastiaa meereezay meermen meerre meetshen meez meezz meherbaan mekh, makh melgree, malgeree maamurin melgrey, malgerey melk merghei merr msslem, nesslem messetmesslawem, nesslawem metsh mzzem messmi miaasht mil misqaal miter mirzaa mlaa mor mandi

not nail picnic, fair guest (female) guest feast, party; hospitality stepbrother woman warrior; husband flour mill table ewe kind face; front (woman) friend officials friend country bird dead hit, strike hit, striked, struck make stick, hit fly rub rubbed of me, by me month mile (Afghan weight measure) meter [metre] clerk loins mother mothers

particle noun m 1 noun f 2 noun m 5 noun f 2 noun f 3 noun m 3 noun f 1 noun m 1 noun f 1 noun m 1 noun f 1 adj I noun m 1 noun f 1 noun m 2 noun m 4 noun m 1 noun f 4 adj II verb II verb II, past verb I noun m 2 verb I, II verb I, II, past pron particle noun f 1 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 2 noun f 3 noun f 6 noun f 6

mormrrey morr marra motshei motshi motterwaan mrayay mretsh mrredz mu mu'aafi, muaapi mudaam mudir mudiri mudiriat mmem mindmumkin munaasib munshi musaafir musaafirin musulmaan muzaakira muzz naabubra naadzhrr(a) naadzhorri naagahana naakara naalawem, na'lawem naapo(h) naara naarina

motherless full, satisfied full, satisfied cobbler's wife cobbler chauffeur slave pepper quail of (by) us; of (by) you (pl.) pardon, excuse always manager, principal, director director's position, being a director director's office find found possible proper, fitting secretary traveller travellers moslem conversation, conference we, us suddenly ill [sick] illness [sickness] suddenly, unexpectedly lazy, loafing shoe (a horse) unwise, uninformed cry, call male, males

adj IV adj II adj II, fem noun f 4 noun m 2 noun m 2 noun m 3 noun m 1 noun f 1 pron particle noun f 4 adv noun m 2 noun f 4 noun m 1 verb I, II verb I, II, past adj I adj I noun m 2 noun m 2 noun m 2 noun m 2 noun f 2, f 6 pron adv adj I, V noun f 3 adv adj I verb I adj I noun f 2 noun masc

naarogh naaroghtiaa naarwee naast naste wlarre naatsapa nawee nafra nafrat, naprat nal namaainda naray narendzh, naarendzh narm natidzha nwey, nwey ndror ndrndi ndzhelei ndzhni ndzhelkei ne ne ... ne nen nenabasem nenaistnenawezem nenawatnewishta newishta kezzem nghrrem nghesstnihaal nihaalgay

ill [sick] disease Norway sitting, seated behavior ('sitting standing') suddenly bride men hate, aversion pipe, tube representative thin orange soft result new husband's sister [sister-in-law] husband's sisters [sisters-inlaw] girl girls little girl not neither ... nor today put in put in go in, enter went in, entered written, writing get written twist twisted plant, sprout seedling, small plant

adj I noun f 3 noun f 1 adj I noun masc pl adv noun f 1, f 5 noun masc pl noun m 1 noun m 1, m 2 noun m 2 adj III noun m 1 adj I noun f 2 adj IV noun f 6 noun f 6 noun f 6 noun f 6 noun f 4 particle conj adv verb III verb III, past verb II verb II, past adj V verb IV verb II verb II, past noun m 1, m 2 noun m 3

nikaa, nikaaqh nike nimakhwaa nimgrrey nsem niwnizhdee nizhdeetob nizhdeewaali no nor nuk num naame numwrrey nzzor nzzandi obe or ri oreedorlagid, werlegid orre os osanay sem oseedyem odpaakatt paam paanna paate paatshaa(h) paaw

marriage ancestor unsuccessful incomplete grasp, seize grasped, seized near, close nearness nearness then other (finger) nail name name mentioned, named son's wife [daughter-in-law] son's wives [daughters-in-law] water fire falls (rain) fell (rain) match flour now present, modern reside, live, remain resided, lived, remained weave weaved, wove package caution, care leaf remaining king quarter

noun f 3 noun m 2 adj V adj IV verb II verb II, past adj V noun m 1 noun f 4 adv pron noun m 2 noun m 1 noun m 1, obl adj IV noun f 6 noun f 6 noun fem pl noun m 1 verb II verb II, past noun m 1, m 2 noun masc pl adv adj III verb II verb II, past verb II verb II, past noun m 1 noun m 1 noun f 2 adv V noun m 2 noun m 1

paay paayda, faayda paayinda paayp pakhawem pakhezzem panaa raawrrnkey pandzha pntshambee parangay, farangay parheez parun parunay pas pas le passtana passto passtun pawdzh paydaa paysee payseewaalaa pe pe ... ki (kssi) pe khwaa ter peghla peeshnehaad pezhenem peezhendpei pekhlaa pley peltten pemen per

end advantage, gain constant, lasting pipe cook get cooked; ripen displaced person, refugee fork Thursday foreigner, Englishman abstinence yesterday yesterday's after after Afghan woman Pashto Afghan, Pathan army found money possessing money in, at in before young girl proposal know, recognize knew, recognized (human) milk reconciled, conciliated pedestrian (military unit) having eczema on

noun m 1 noun f 2 adj II noun m 1 verb IV-A verb IV-A adj IV; noun m 4 noun f 2 noun f 1 noun m 3 noun m 1 adv adj III adv prep noun f 2 noun f 3 noun m 5 noun m 1 adj V noun fem pl adj V prep prep prep noun f 1, f 5 noun m 1 verb II verb II, past noun fem pl adj V noun m 4 noun f 1 adj I prep

per ... baandi perr pes pes pesahaar peskay pett pettezzem pezre pezrrpori piaayem powpiaaz pilmergh pinsel pish pish pisho pishogay pishqaab pshte pshte plaanay plaar plen plender po(h) pohezzem poheedpokh pakha polendd poribasem poristporiwahem poriwzem poriwatprte

on, upon defeated, beaten (sound of whispering) (sound of whispering) (sound of whispering) secret, hidden get hidden loud interesting tend (cattle) tended (cattle) onions turkey pencil (calling cats) cat little cat, kitten plate (chasing cats away) a certain father wide stepfather wise, informed understand understood cooked; ripe cooked; ripe Poland transport across, take across transported across, took across push cross crossed above, up

prep adj II noun masc pl noun masc pl noun m 3 adj I verb IV-A adj V adj V verb II verb II, past noun masc pl noun m 2 noun m 1, m 2 interj noun f 5 noun m 3 noun m 1 interj adj III noun m 1 adj I noun m 1 adj I verb II verb II, past adj II adj II, fem noun masc verb III verb III, past verb I verb II verb II, past adv; adj V

post pasta postakhaana postin postintshi preebasem preeistpreekawem prekem preekawprekrrpreemindzem preewlpreewzem preewatpreezzdem preessowprntshem, prrntshem prot prata prottistt prraang psarlay pse pssa pul pura pusstem pussteedputtaattee qaanun qalam qaraar qaraar qisa qsem

soft soft post office sheepskin coat fur coat maker put down, throw down put down, threw down cut cut cut cut wash washed lie down, fall down lay [lied] down, fell down leave, let left, let sneeze lying, situated lying, situated protest leopard spring male sheep foot bridge complete ask asked potatoes rule, regulation pen slow, quietly story type, kind

adj II adj II, fem noun f 2 noun m 1 noun m 2 verb III verb III, past verb IV verb IV, pres II verb IV, past I verb IV, past II verb I, III verb I, III, past verb II verb II, past verb III verb III, past verb I adj II adj II, fem noun m 1 noun m 2 noun m 3 noun m 1 noun f 2 noun m 1 adj V verb I, II verb I, II, past noun fem pl noun m 1 noun m 2 adv noun f 2 noun m 1

raaraabasem raaistraadzem rasem raatlraghlraaghe raablem raabalraaghwarrem raaghosstraakawem raak(rr)em raakawraakrrraaleezzem raaniwunkey raaportt raawelem raawestraawrrem raaz raddio rafiq ras raqs, raks rang rasezzem raseedrawem, rewem rawdrayi riaasat rikaardd

('toward the speaker') take out (toward myself) took out (toward myself) come come came came hillside call (to myself) called (to myself) send for, order sent for, ordered give (to myself) give (to myself) gave (to myself) gave (to myself) send (to myself) buying; buyer report bring (somebody) brought (somebody) bring (something) kind, type radio friend president dancing, dance color reach, arrive reached, arrived suck sucked brays department record

pron prefix verb III verb III, past verb IV verb IV, pres II verb IV, past I verb IV, past II noun m 1 verb II verb II, past verb II verb II, past verb IV verb IV, pres II verb IV, past I verb IV, past II verb I adj IV; noun m 4 noun m 1 verb II verb II, past verb I noun m 1 noun f 3 noun m 2 noun m 2 noun m 1 noun m 1 verb II verb II, past verb I, II verb I, II, past verb I noun m 1 noun m 1

rogh rrandawem rrund rranda runn ranna rus rusi ruskhatezzem saa'at saada saaqhib saatem saaz sabaa sabab saqhaar saqhi(qh) sakht sar sarkaatib sarmaalim sarpttey sarrak sarray sarraytob sarrttey sarttttey satrandzh seer sem, shem sera szzey serf shaa

healthy, sound make blind blind blind bright, light bright, light Russia Russian get dismissed hour; watch simple master, gentleman keep, hold music tomorrow reason morning correct difficult head head clerk principal with covered head street man manhood little man ashamed, modest chess (Afghan weight measure) can together, in company with lung only back

adj I verb IV-A adj II adj II, fem adj II adj II, fem noun masc adj V verb IV-A noun m 1 adj V noun m 2 verb I noun m 1 adv noun m 1 noun m 1 adj V adj I noun m 1 noun m 2 noun m 2 adj IV noun m 1 noun m 3, m 2 noun m 1 noun m 4 adj IV noun m 1 noun m 1 auxil verb adv noun m 4 adv noun f 3

shaabaas shaamaar shaan shayad shaazaada shambee sharaab sharmawem sharrem shart shawq shawtaalu shay shedee sherkat shin shna shshni shleedel shkhrre shkunn shkwal shlumbee shmeerem shorwaa, ssorwaa shpa shparres shpana shpazz shpeelak shpun shrang shrangahaar shrangay shrangawem

bravo! dragon manner, way possibly, perhaps prince Saturday liquor put to shame throw out, expel condition interest peach, peaches thing milk company green, sky blue green, sky blue whinneys [whinnies] breaking, splitting fight, argument porcupine noise sour buttermilk count soup evening, night sixteen shepherd's wife six whistle shepherd tinkle (sound of a bell) (sound of a bell) sound, ring

interj noun m 2 noun m 1 adv noun m 2 noun f 1 noun masc pl verb I verb I noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 2 noun m 2, m 3 noun fem pl noun m 1 adj II adj II, fem verb I noun masc pl noun f 1 noun m 5 noun m 1 noun fem pl verb I noun f 3 noun f 2 num noun f 2 num noun m 1, m 2 noun m 5 noun m 1 noun masc pl noun m 3 verb I

shrrap shrrap shrrapahaar shker shunddawar shurahaar shurkay shuro' sifat sifaat sineemaa skennem skesstskor skaare skwelem skwestsorr sarra sparezzem spay spei spek spektiaa spektob spin spinkakay spinstrgey spintshak spin zer spinzzrey spor spara sr zer ssaaista ssaar

(sound of splashing water) (sound of splashing water) thanks having big lips (sound of a waterfall) (sound of a waterfall) beginning adjective adjectives movie theater [cinema] cut (cloth) cut (cloth) charcoal charcoals shear sheared cold cold get mounted dog bitch light lightness lightness white little white insolent (man) whitish silver ('white metal') old ('white-bearded') (man) mounted, riding mounted, riding gold ('red metal') pretty city

noun masc pl noun masc pl noun m 1 adj I noun masc pl noun m 3 noun f 3 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun f 3 verb II verb II, past noun m 5 noun m 5 verb II verb II, past adj II adj II, fem verb IV-A noun m 3 noun f 4 adj I noun f 3 noun m 1 adj I adj III adj IV; noun m 4 adj I noun masc pl adj IV; noun m 4 adj II adj II, fem noun masc pl adj II noun m 1

ssaayi ssay sse ssdze, ssdza sseyem ssowsskaar sskaara sskaarem sskaareedsskley sskendzel ssker ssorawem ssrem ssoreedssowundzay ssway sta, shta staa sten strge strrey strey stteedzh sudkhor sur sra surbakhun surkttey sursrey surwbra, surwzma swadzandkey swadzem sw-

possibly, perhaps right good woman show showed hunting clear, evident seem seemed pretty reproach, scolding horn move (something) stir, move stirred, moved school smooth, slippery (there) is, exists [be] of you needle eye tired star (theatrical) stage usurer red red reddish little red red-headed [hair] like red inflammable burn burned

adv adj III adj II noun f 1 verb II verb II, past noun m 1 adj II verb II verb II, past adj IV noun masc pl noun m 1, m 2 verb I verb II verb II, past noun m 3 adj III verb pron noun f 1 noun f 1 adj IV noun m 4 noun m 1 noun m 2 adj II adj II, fem adj I adj IV adj IV adj I, V adj IV verb I, II verb I, II, past

taa taar tasi, tasu tabdil tafri, tafriqh tag takht taklif, taklip ta'lim, taalim ta'limaat, taalimaat tambaaku tna, tna tni, tni tang tanhaa tanur taqdimawem taraf atraaf tarrem tarrun tartib tartibaat tashree, tashriqh tashreeaat, tashriqhaat tashrif tashrifaat tawr tayaar te te tba teel

you thread, wire you (pl) change recess, recreation [play] going, departure [leaving] platform, throne trouble, inconvenience education, instruction, knowledge education, instruction, knowledge tobacco men women narrow only, alone oven submit, present direction directions tie, bind treaty preparations, arrangements, orders explanation explanations honor honors manner, mode ready you (sg) to fever gasoline, oil

pron, obl noun m 1, m 2 pron noun m 1 noun f 4 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 1, pl noun masc pl noun masc pl noun fem pl adj I adv noun m 1 verb IV-A noun m 1 noun m 1 verb I noun m 1 noun m 1 noun f 1 noun f 1 noun m 1 noun m 1 noun m 1 adj I pron prep noun f 1 noun masc pl

preparation, arrangement, order noun m 1

teer teerawem teerbasem teeristteere teerwzem teerwattel ter ter ... landi ter ... pri ter hagha tshi terla terssedz teryaak tssta tsstem tessteedtzzey tba tod tawda top toptshi topak tor torkay torbakhun torek trey tre trikh terkha tritshem triw

passed, past spend, pass lead astray, mislead led astray, misled sharp get deceived got deceived always over, to below, under until, as far as until female cousin seam (of a dress) opium flight flee fled, fleed thirsty shame hot hot cannon, gun gunner [shooter] gun black 'blackie' almost black black man letter (of the alphabet) uncle bitter bitter sneeze sour

adj I verb IV-A verb III verb III, past adj II verb II verb II, past adv prep prep prep conj noun f 2, f 5 noun f 1 noun masc pl noun f 1 verb II verb II, past adj IV noun f 1 adj II adj II, fem noun m 1 noun m 2 noun m 1, m 5 adj I noun m 3 adj I noun m 2 noun m 4 noun m 1 adj II adj II, fem verb I adj II

turwa tror trorzay tsaa(h) tsalorlaari tsalweesst tsaperr(a) tse tse ranga tshi tsmlem tsemlest-, tsemlaasttsnga tsengel tsergandawem tsermen tsessten tsh tsh tshaaderi tshaai tshaarpaai tshaarre tshaaryak tshakush, tshaakuss tshamtu tshand tshapraasi tshars tsharsi tshawem, tshewem tshawd-, tshaawdtshawki tsheri tshghe tshghe tshelawem

sour father's sister, aunt cousin well crossroads, intersection forty (camel's) hoof some; which?, what? as lie down lay down how? elbow announce, declare leather master, owner (to horses) (veil-like covering for Afghan women) tea cot knife (Afghan weight measure) hammer ready -fold, time janitor hashish hashish smoker burst, explode burst, exploded chair where? (chasing a dog away) drive

adj II, fem noun f 5, f 6 noun m 3 noun m 2 noun f 4 num noun f 1 pron conj verb II verb II, past particle noun f 1 verb IV-A noun f 1 noun m 2 interj noun f 4, f 5 noun fem pl noun f 5 noun f 2 noun m 1 noun m 1, m 2 adj V noun m 1 noun m 2 noun masc pl noun m 2 verb I, II verb I, II, past noun f 4 particle interj verb I

tshelezzem tsheleedtshelawnkey tsherg tshrga tshergttey tshi tshilam tshilamkass tshrrapaharey tsiraagh tskawem tskhezhem tskheedtso tsok, tsog tshaa tsmra, tsmra tsna ttaakem ttaalawem ttaank ttek ttek ttekawem ttkey ttikett, ttikis tting ttol ttolawem ttolezzem ttolgei ttolwaak ttukhem ttwaal tukem

move moved driver; editor rooster hen little chicken that, when hookah, water pipe smoker splashing light, torch smoke creep creeped, crept some; how many? who?; somebody who?; somebody how much? how much? select swing tank (sound of knocking) knock, beat point ticket; stamp fast, firm all, whole collect, gather (something) gather, congregate class supreme ruler, His Majesty cough towel spit

verb II verb II, past noun m 4 noun m 2 noun f 1, f 5 noun m 4 conj noun m 1 noun m 2 noun m 4 noun m 1 verb I verb II verb II, past pron pron pron, obl pron adj I, pron verb I verb I noun m 1 particle verb I noun m 4 noun m 2 adj I adj II verb IV-A verb IV-A noun f 4 noun m 2 verb I noun m 1 verb I

turyaalay tut twaan um umayd 'umuman 'umumi urdu uriadz urupaa ssa ussba uzzd uzzdwali waa waade waadi waale waar waasita waasse wawra waay waay wayem waywahem wakhti wakhti tshi wli walwar, waalwar war warrei warrin wzhnem wazh-

brave mulberry, mulberries force, violence not ripe, green hope generally, commonly general, universal army cloud Europe female camel camel owner big, long length oh! (admiration, surprise) marriage, wedding valley stream (one) time medium, means grass snow (pain, grief) say said beat early when why? (price for bride) door wool woollen [woolen] kill killed

adj III noun m 2 noun m 1 adj II noun m 1 adv adj V noun m 2 noun f 1 noun fem noun f 1 noun m 5 adj II noun f 4 interj noun m 1 noun f 4, f 5 noun f 2 noun m 1 noun f 2 noun masc pl noun f 1 interj verb I verb I, past verb I adj V conj particle noun m 1 noun m 1, m 5 noun fem pl adj I verb II verb II, past

we ... te weesste wlem wishtwer-, warwerbaasem weristwerdzem wrsem wertlwraghlwerkawem wrkem werkawwrkrrwerwelem werwestwerwrrem werrkey wez wezgrrey wzem watwzzey wnem lid-wisht wlaarr worr warra wraare wreeruna wradz wreessmin

to hair shoot, hit shot, hit ('in the direction of a third person') take out (toward them) took out (toward them) go (to them) go (to them) went (to them) went (to them) give (to them) give (to them) gave (to them) gave (to them) bring (somebody to them) brought (somebody to them) bring (something to them) little, tiny male goat kid [goat] go out went out hungry see saw twentyupright [straight] little, small little, small brother's son [nephew] brother's sons [nephews] day silken

prep noun m 2 verb II verb II, past pron particle verb III verb III, past verb IV verb IV, pres II verb IV, past I verb IV, past II verb IV verb IV, pres II verb IV, past I verb IV, past II verb II verb II, past verb I adj IV noun m 2 noun m 4 verb II verb II, past adj IV verb III verb III, past num adj I adj II adj II, fem noun m 1 noun m 1 noun f 1 adj I

wrendaar wrdzhi wro (wro) wror wrunna wrorgalwi wrost wrasta wrrem yosem wrryowrrwrun wrusta wrusta le wrusta ter wrustanay wutsh wutshawem wutshmrey ya (ya) yaa yaa ... yaa yaabu yaad yakh ykshambee yaw yawtsok yawazi yawles yee yeewee

brother's wife [sister-in-law] (hulled) rice slow brother brothers brotherhood rotten rotten

noun f 1, f 5 noun fem pl adv noun m 1 noun m 1 noun f 4 adj II adj II, fem

take away, convey (something) verb IV take away, convey (something) verb IV, pres II took away, conveyed (something) took away, conveyed (something) thigh afterwards after after latter dry dry having a mother without milk no or either ... or pack horse; mule memory icy, cold Sunday one someone alone eleven verb IV, past I verb IV, past II noun m 1 adv prep prep adj III adj I verb IV-A adj IV particle conj conj noun m 2 noun m 1 adj I noun f 1 adj II pron adj V num

of him (her, them); by him (her, pron particle them) plow noun f 1

yem wem yor yandi yum yaame zaango zaki zang zangawem zangola zangun zarurat zaruri zda ze zer zerghun zerghunwzma zeri'a zerin zrka zerrgay zgeerway zghre zharrem zharrzhmey, zhmey zharraa zharraand zharrawem zhba, zhbe zhebawar

am [be] was [be]

auxil verb auxil verb, past

husband's brother's wife [sister- noun f 6 in-law] husband's brothers' wives [sisters-in-law] spade spade cradle bright, intelligent bell swing little bell knee necessity necessary learned I thousand green like green medium, means (made of) metal partridge darling groan mailed coat weep weeped, wept winter weeping, crying weeping, crying make cry language, tongue eloquent noun f 6 noun m 1, m 2 noun m 1, m 2, obl noun f 3 adj V noun m 1 verb I noun f 2 noun m 1 noun m 1 adj V adj V pron noun m 1 adj II adj I, V noun f 2 adj I noun f 1 noun m 3 noun m 3 noun f 1 verb I verb I, past noun m 4 noun f 3 adj I verb I noun f 1 adj I

zher zherr zhewertob zhewerwali zhghrem zhyem zhowzhwanday zhwandun zikr zizz zmaa zmaray zmarei zorr zarra zrre zrrewer, zrrewar zrrewertiaa zuy zaamen zzagh zzbarra zzdem zzmundz

fast yellow depth depth keep chew chewed alive life mentioned coarse, rough of me, my lion lioness old old heart brave courage son sons voice, sound translation put comb

adv adj I noun m 1 noun f 4 verb I verb II verb II, past adj III noun m 1 adj I adj II pron noun m 3 noun f 4 adj II adj II, fem noun m 1 adj I noun f 3 noun m 5 noun m 5 noun m 1 noun f 1 verb IV noun f 1

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