Afridi

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a Pashtun tribe.

    "A certain Afridi being desirous to learn to read, went into a village to a Mulla and said to him, that it would be a great favour if he would give him lessons."

Example

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"A certain Afridi being desirous to learn to read, went into a village to a Mulla and said to him, that it would be a great favour if he would give him lessons."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani آفریدی (āfredī) / आफ़्रीदी (āfrīdī), from Pashto اپريدی (Apriday).

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