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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 both
Schoenhof's Foreign Books and the Out-of-Print Books on Demand service of Bell &
Howell Information and Learning (formerly UMI), Ann Arbor, MI.

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 1P3Canada

E-mail: troberts@yorku.ca Web: http://www.yorku.ca/twainweb/troberts/

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Penzl (1955)

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Taylor Roberts

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Pashto dictionary

Pashto English
aa ---------
aafarin bravo! !
aagaa(h) aware, wise ,
aa(h)ista slow, slowly ,
aainda next
aakher end
aamaada ready, prepared ,
aarzo, arzo wish
aas horse
asaan horses
aashnaa acquaintance
aattomik atomic
aayaa whether
aayrlendd Ireland
afghaanistaan Afghanistan
agar tshi although
ghazzem, knead
khssem
akhss- kneaded
ghundem dress, put on ,
ghust- dressed, put on ,
aghustawem make ( - )
(someone)
dress

2
aghzay thorn
Ahmad, Aamad Ahmad Ahmad
akaa uncle, old man ,
akh ouch!, oh! Ouch!, !
akhbaar newspaper
khlem take
akhist- took
khssey brother-in-law ()
khta busy, involved ,
in
aksra most
albta perhaps
almaanay German
alwatka airplane
alwzem fly
alwat- flew
alwezawem make (-)
(something) fly
amaa, ammaa but
mer order ()
amniat peace
amrikaayi American
anaa grandmother
anaar pomegranate(s) ()
anaargrrey small
pomegranate
andaaza degree ()
angur grape(s) ()
apsos, afsos what a pity! !
'qel wisdom
'areeza petition
armaan sorrow
armaan what a pity!, !, !
alas!

3
arrkh side
rwem hear
asaas basis, ,
foundation
asbaab equipment
sha sha (to donkeys) ( )
askar soldier
askari military
service
spa mare
astawem send
atshawem put in, throw, , ,
pour
aw and
aw aw (to oxen) ( )
awal first
awbaazi swimming
wrem hear
awreed- heard
awreednkey listener, ,
listening
wrrem turn
awosst- turned ()
awrrawem make (-)
(something)
turn
awrrezzem get turned, turn ,
awrreed- get turned, ,
turned ()
awta week
ay (informal ( )
greeting)
'aynki spectacles, , []([])
[glasses]
baabaa grandfather
baabat matter, item, , (),

4
 subject
baad wind
baadawem blow
baad (ba'd) le after
baagh garden
baaghwaan gardener
baaghwana gardener's wife
baam roof
baalaa beyond, past, , ,
over
baalaaposh overcoat
baalesst pillow
bandi above, upon ,
baannu eyelash
baaraan rain
baarawem load
basem take off, take ,
out
ist- took off, took ,
out
bayad must, of ,
necessity
baylem lose
bazi, ba'zi some, several ,
baazu upper arm
ba'd, baad after
badi feud
badlarey bad
badmkhey impolite, ,
unfriendly
badstrgey shameless
bahezzem flow
baheed- flowed
bakhssem forgive

5
balaa monster, ,
calamity
blee yes
blki but
bandi prisoner
baraabar even
baraai last night
be, ba (indicating ( , )
future,
emphasis)
bee, le without
bee'qla silly
beedzana lifeless
beefkra thoughtless
beekara without work
beekhi very
beekhora sisterless Sisterless
beekhwlee tongue-tied
beel distinct, ,
separate
beeltun separation, ,
absence
beemandinee unmarried, , '
'wifeless' wifeless
beeplara fatherless
bera fear
beerawem frighten
beerezzem get frightened
beereed- got frightened
berte back
beessdzi wifeless, single Wifeless,
()
beetar, bihtar better
beetarin, bihtarin best
beetarba disorderly

6
bel other
bltsok somebody else -
blyaw somebody else -
ben co-wife
bennehaar buzzing (of ()
flies)
bennkay buzzing (of ()
flies)
biaa again
biayem take, lead away , ( - )
(somebody)
bzem take, lead away , ( - )
(somebody)
biw- took, led away , ( - )
(somebody)
btl- took, led away , ( - )
(somebody)
bide asleep
bizo monkey
bluk group, platoon ,
blem call
bal- called
botal bottle
breetna moustaches
brresten (cotton) ()
blanket
bungawem cause to buzz
bungezzem buzz
bungeed- buzzed
bura sugar
buy fragrance
daa this
dee this
daana piece
daanista wise

7
daaru medicine ()
daarrem bite, snap at ,
daasi such; thus ;
dagha this
dalee here
dlw(a) (eleventh (
Afghan month) )
daqiqa minute
darawem stop ( - )
(somebody)
dard pain
darezzem stop, make a ,
stop
dareed- stopped, made ,
a stop
darwaaza door
da'wat, daawat invitation, , ()
party
dawlatman rich
day this one, he ,
de this one, he ,
ddabal thick
ddak full
ddla group, mob ,
ddandd pool ()
ddawl manner, way ,
ddaz ddaz, ddez (sounds of ( )
ddez shooting)
ddazawem shoot
ddeemokraasi democracy
ddeer much
ddenger thin
ddengertiaa thinness
ddengerwaali thinness
ddezahaar (sounds of ( )

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 shooting)
ddezahaarey (sounds of ( )
shooting)
ddezkay (sounds of ( )
shooting)
ddoddei food, bread, , ,
meal
ddoddeikhor bread-eater
de of, from ,
de mekha ter before
de ... de mekha before
de ... de paara for, for the ,
sake of
de ... pasee after behind
de ... pe baabat ki about, on the ,
subject of
de ... per mandz ki between, ,
among
de ... pe zeri'a through, by ,
means of
de ... raa(h)isi, since
raasi
de ... sera with
de ... wrusta after
deeg pot
deeglay little pot
deersh thirty
dlta here
der-, dar- (pronominal (
prefix of the )
second person)
derbaasem take out ( )
(toward you)
derist- took out ( )
(toward you)
derdzem come (to you) ( )

9
drsem come (to you) ( )
dertl- came (to you) ( )
draghl- came (to you) ( )
derkawem give (to you) ()
drk- give (to you) ()
derkaw- gave (to you) ( )
drkrr- gave (to you) ( )
derwelem bring ( - )
(somebody to
you)
derwest- brought ( - )
(somebody to
you)
derwrrem bring (- )
(something to
you)
di of you, by you ,
diltshasp interesting
dbey summer
dobi laundry man
dna so much; this ;
much
dost friend
dosti friendship
drabahaar (sound of ( )
steps)
drabay (sound of ( )
steps)
drhey (calling sheep) ( )
drund heavy
drana heavy
dughna this much
dughmra this much
dukaan shop
dmra this much
dshambee Monday

10
dussman enemy
duy these, they, , ,
them
dwa two
dwahem second
dwazhbey bilingual; ;
insincere
dzaan life
dzaan oneself
dzaay place
dzal (one) time ()
dzka therefore
dzka tshi because
dzem go
wlarr sem go
tl- went ()
wlarr- went ()
dzghlem run
dzghest- ran
dzhaarbaasem weave
dzhaarist- wove
dzhaarukass sweeper
dzhagrra fight, fighting ,
dzhagrren fighting
dzhamaa'at class
dzhang war
dzhang warmonger Warmonger
atshawnkey
dzhangawem make war
dzhangyaalay fighting, brave ,
dzheg high
dzhegtiaa height
dzhegwaali height
dzhelaa separate

11
dzhermanay German
dzhinub South
dzhirib acre
dzhorr well, built, , ,
repaired
dzhorrawem build, cure, , ,
repair
dzhorr kem build, cure, , ,
repair
dzhorraw- built, cured, , ,
repaired
dzhorr krr- built, cured, , ,
repaired
dzhorrezzem get well, built, ,
repaired ,

dzhulaay July
dzhuld volume ()
dzhuma' Friday
dzhumla sentence
dzini some, several ,
dzwaan young
ee (used in ( )
calling)
eekh eekh (to camels) ( )
eeteraam, respect ()
iqhteraam
faarsi, paarsi Persian
fakwalta faculty, (),
division of a
university
faqat only
faqir, pakir beggar
farmaayem command
farq difference, ,
distinction

12
farz duty
faysala decision
feel, fi'l verb
flem film
gaaddei tonga, carriage Tonga,
gaaddeiwaan tonga driver Tonga
gaam pace
gaddun assembly; ;
mixture
garmi heat
garranday fast, strong ,
ganddem sew
gattem win, gain , ()
gaz (Afghan length ( )
measure)
gerahaar (sound of ( )
sawing)
gerkay (sound of ( )
sawing)
gerday round
gerdzem walk around
gerdzeed- walked around
ghapem bark ()
ghap- barked
ghaazz tooth
ghal thief
ghle thieves
gham grief
ghamdzhan sad, sorrowful ,
ghanem wheat
ghapaa barking
ghapawem cause to bark
ghar mountain
ghatt fat, rich, , ,

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 important
ghyem have sexual
relations with
ghow- had sexual
relations with
ghayr le beside, except ,
ghazl(a) song
gheezz wrestling, , ,
embrace,
armful
ghrrey member, ,
muscle
ghla female thief
ghlaa theft
ghoba cattle owner, ,
cowherd
ghordzawem drop () ( - ),
(somebody),
throw
ghordzezzem fall, drop, (),
become thrown (),

ghordzeed- fell, dropped, , ,
became thrown
ghrrumbem roar
ghwaa cow
ghwarrem want
ghosst- wanted
ghwarri fat, grease ,
ghwssi meat
ghwazz ear
ghwayay ox
giddawar paunchy
gilaas cherry, cherries ,
grem look
kat- looked

14
graan dear
gumaan suspicion, , ,
thought,
surmise
gndi perhaps
gwel flower
qhaadzhat necessity
haay haay alas! !
hafta, awta week
hagha that
haghasi such
haghna that much
haghmra that much
halek boy
halekna boyhood; love ;
of boys
hlta there
ham also
hamdgha this (very) ()
ham(h)gha that (very) ()
hamghasi that very (kind) ()
hamughmra, exactly that
hamughna much
hameesha always
hamsaaya neighbor
qhaqeeqat truth
har each, every ,
hrtse everything
hrtsok everybody
hrtshaa everybody
hryaw everybody
hrkela always
qhataa even
hawaa weather

15
qhayraan astonished, ,
surprised
qhaywaan animal
haywaat animals
heer forgotten
heerawem forget
hila hope
hindu Hindu
hits no, none ,
hits nothing
htskela never
htsok nobody
htshaa nobody
ho yes
hosaa comfortable, ,
resting
hosei gazelle
hossiaar intelligent
hossiaari intelligence ()
hghe that (far away) ()
hughna that much
qhukm order ()
qhukumat government, ,
administration
qhukumati governmental
huree there
ibtidaa beginning
idzhraa'i executive, ,
administrative
iqhtimaal probability
imkaan possibility
'lem knowledge, ,
science
imtiqhaan examination

16
imzaa' signature
inglisi English
intizaar waiting
iqraar confessions
isti'maal use
isti'maalezzem get used
istiqlaal independence
itlaa' report, news ,
izhaar expression, ,
declaration
izzdem put
kssezzdem put
issow- put
kssessow put
kaabina cabinet
Kaabul Kabul
kaabulay (man) from ()
Kabul
kaafi sufficient
kaaghazbaad kite ('wind ('
paper') ')
kaal year
kaalanay annual
kaali clothes
kaanaaddaa Canada
kaar work
kaargar worker
kaark cork
kazzem pull off, pull ,
out
kss- pulled off, ,
pulled out
kabaab fried meat, , kabab
kabab
kablay (young male) ( )

17
 gazelle
kablei (young female) ( )
gazelle
kam little, less ,
kampawndderi pharmacy
kandahaaray (man) from () Kandahar
Kandahar
kandahaarei (woman) from () Kandahar
Kandahar
kandu wheat bin
kas man
kshki if only
kattew cooking pot ( )
(for soup)
kawem make, do ,
(w)kem make, do ,
kaw- made, did ,
(w)krr- made, did ,
ke, ka if; or ;
ke tsheeri if
ke tse ham even if, ,
although
kezzem become
(w)sem become
keed- became
(w)sw- became
kla when
kla tshi when
kla (kla) sometimes
kley village
keliwaal villager
khaaki grey [gray] []
khandem laugh
khand- laughed

18
khabar informed; ;
news
khaberi kawem talk, converse , ('
('make words') )
khalaasawem finish, set free, , ,
close
khalaasezzem get finished
khalq, khaleg people
khandaa laughter
khandaq trench
khandawem make laugh
khandezzem begin to laugh
khandeed- began to laugh
khapa sad, angry, , ,
offended
khaprr(a) handful
khapska goblin, ,
nightmare
khar ass, donkey ,
kharaab bad
kharba ass [donkey] []
owner
khargttey little ass []
[donkey]
kharts spent; expense ();

khat letter
khataabaasem deceive, ,
mislead
khataaist- deceived, ,
misled
khataawezem get deceived
khataawat- got deceived
khatarnaak dangerous
khtti mud
khayraatawem give away, ,

19
 give to charity
khattgar mud worker, , ;
mason;
working with
mud
khezhem climb
khat- climbed
kheezhawem make climb
kheeran dirty
kherahaar (sound of ( )
snoring)
kherkay (sound of ( )
snoring)
khiaal thought
kho indeed, ,
certainly
khor sister
khwndi sisters
khoshqhala happy
khoshqhaalezzem get happy
khozz sweet
khwazza sweet
khozzezzem hurt
khozzeed- hurt
khpel one's own
khpel relative
khpor spread
khpara spread
khra (female) ass () []
[donkey]
khreyem shave
khrrin soft
khna room ()
khulq custom, ,
manner

20
khuraa very, a lot ,
khurdza sister's []
daughter
[niece]
khser father-in-law ()
khuy custom
khwaa side
khwaabdey angry
khwaahish wish, desire ,
khwaar poor
khwassee mother-in-law ()
khwass agreeable, , ,
liked, selected
khwdaay God
khwle mouth
khwraki edible
khwrayay sister's son []
[nephew]
khwrem eat
khwarr- ate
kinem dig
kind- dug
kinnlasey left-handed
kitaab book
kitaabkhaana library
klak firm
klakawem make firm; ;
toast
komitta committee
kor house
korba host, landlord ,
korgay little house
korwaalaa owning a
house
kotta room ()

21
kozz crooked
kazza crooked
krett (Afghan ( )
cheese dish)
ksseebaasem entangle, , (),
catch, insert
ksseeist- entangled, , ,
caught,
inserted
ksseekaazzem squeeze, press , ()
ksseekss- squeezed, ,
pressed
ksseenawem make sit, place, , ,
plant ()
ksseenem sit
ksseenaast- sat
ksseewezem get caught, ,
involved
ksseewat- got caught, ,
involved
kssetanay low, lower ,
ksste down, below ,
kum, kem, kam some; which? ; ?
kmyaw which one?; ?; -
somebody
kunn deaf
kanna deaf
kru kru (to donkeys) ( )
kutray puppy
kutsa side street
kutsh kutsh (calling dogs) ( )
kutshi butter
kutshnay little
laa yet, still ,
lakin but
laalaa elder brother; ;

22
 Hindu
landi below
lar(a) road, way ,
laas hand
laazem necessary
lafz word
landezzem get wet
larem have, possess ,
derlod- had, possessed ,
largay wood; stick ();
las ten
lasstay stream
lawda fool
le from
le ... dzini from
le ... ne from
le ... tshe (tsekha) from
leewanay crazy (man) ()
leewanei crazy woman
leewar husband's []([])
brother
[brother-in-
law]
leewe wolf
leezzem send
lka ... (ghndi) like, as ,
lka tshi as
lemen hem
lezz small, slight ,
lezz lezz little; by ;
degrees ()
lezzawem lower, decrease ,
lgharrawem roll () (-)
(something)

23
lgharrezzem roll ()
lgharreed- rolled
lghrrem spin, turn ,
lghesst- spinned, turned Spinned,
()
likem write
lri far
lisa high school
lmar sun
lmar khaate sunrise
lmar preewaate sunset
lmasay grandson
lmundz prayer ()
lmaandze prayer ()
lssey pot
loyna big size
lumrray, lemrray first
lund wet
landa wet
lur daughter
lunni daughters
luy big [large] []
lweesht span
lwezzem fall ()
lweed- fell
lwlem read
lwast-, lwest- read
lwelewem make read
lwerr high
lwrrem separate
lwasst- separated
maaghze brain
malga salt

24
maalgin salty
maalum, ma'lum known
maamaa (maternal) ()
uncle
maami maternal []
uncle's wife
[aunt]
maamur official
maannei building
maar snake
maashingan machine gun
maassaam evening
maatawem break
maatezzem get broken
mabaadaa, perhaps; lest ;
mebaadaa
madzhburtiaa compulsion
magar but
maqhaz only
maktab school
maktub letter
mal friend
malakh, mlakh locust
ma'lim, maalim teacher
man (Afghan ( )
weight)
ma'naa, maanaa meaning
mandz center, middle ,
manem follow
mangwel claw
manna apple
mansabdaar officer ()
masaawi equal, ,
equivalent
masalan for example, ,

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 for instance
mashghul busy
maskinat poverty
matlab intention, aim ,
mayen lover, loving (),

mazadaar tasty
mazdur servant
mazz ram
mdzka, mdzke earth
me not
meekh nail ()
meela picnic, fair ,
meelma guest
meelmana (female) guest ()
meelmastiaa feast, party; , ();
hospitality
meereezay stepbrother
meermen woman
meerre warrior; ;
husband
meetshen flour mill
meez table
meezz ewe
meherbaan kind
mekh, makh face; front ;
melgree, (woman) ()
malgeree friend
maamurin officials
melgrey, friend
malgerey
melk country
merghei bird
merr dead

26
msslem, nesslem hit, strike , ()
messet- hit, striked, , striked,
struck
messlawem, make stick, hit ,
nesslawem
metsh fly
mzzem rub
mess- rubbed
mi of me, by me ,
miaasht month
mil mile
misqaal (Afghan ( )
weight
measure)
miter meter [metre] []
mirzaa clerk
mlaa loins
mor mother
mandi mothers
mormrrey motherless
morr full, satisfied ,
marra full, satisfied ,
motshei cobbler's wife
motshi cobbler
motterwaan chauffeur
mrayay slave
mretsh pepper
mrredz quail
mu of (by) us; of (@) ; (@) (pl).
(by) you (pl.)
mu'aafi, muaapi pardon, excuse ,
mudaam always
mudir manager, , ,
principal,
director

27
mudiri director's ()
position, being ,
a director
mudiriat director's
office
mmem find
mind- found
mumkin possible
munaasib proper, fitting ,
munshi secretary
musaafir traveller
musaafirin travellers
musulmaan moslem
muzaakira conversation, ,
conference
muzz we, us ,
naabubra suddenly
naadzhrr(a) ill [sick] []
naadzhorri illness []
[sickness]
naagahana suddenly, ,
unexpectedly
naakara lazy, loafing , loafing
naalawem, shoe (a horse) ()
na'lawem
naapo(h) unwise, ,
uninformed
naara cry, call ,
naarina male, males ,
naarogh ill [sick] []
naaroghtiaa disease
naarwee Norway
naast sitting, seated ,
naste wlarre behavior ('
('sitting ')
standing')

28
naatsapa suddenly
nawee bride
nafra men
nafrat, naprat hate, aversion ,
nal pipe, tube ,
namaainda representative
naray thin
narendzh, orange
naarendzh
narm soft
natidzha result
nwey, nwey new
ndror husband's []
sister [sister-
in-law]
ndrndi husband's "
sisters [sisters- "
in-law]
ndzhelei girl
ndzhni girls
ndzhelkei little girl
ne not
ne ... ne neither ... nor ...
nen today
nenabasem put in
nenaist- put in
nenawezem go in, enter ,
nenawat- went in, ,
entered
newishta written, ,
writing
newishta kezzem get written
nghrrem twist
nghesst- twisted
nihaal plant, sprout (),

29
nihaalgay seedling, small ,
plant ()
nikaa, nikaaqh marriage
nike ancestor
nimakhwaa unsuccessful
nimgrrey incomplete
nsem grasp, seize ,
niw- grasped, seized ,
nizhdee near, close ,
nizhdeetob nearness
nizhdeewaali nearness
no then
nor other
nuk (finger) nail () ()
num name ()
naame name ()
numwrrey mentioned, ,
named
nzzor son's wife []
[daughter-in-
law]
nzzandi son's wives " "
[daughters-in-
law]
obe water
or fire ()
ri falls (rain) () ()
oreed- fell (rain) ()
orlagid, werlegid match ()
orre flour
os now
osanay present, (),
modern
sem reside, live, , ,
remain

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oseed- resided, lived, , ,
remained
yem weave
od- weaved, wove ,
paakatt package
paam caution, care ,
()
paanna leaf
paate remaining
paatshaa(h) king
paaw quarter ()
paay end
paayda, faayda advantage, ,
gain ()
paayinda constant, ,
lasting
paayp pipe
pakhawem cook
pakhezzem get cooked; ;
ripen
panaa displaced ()
raawrrnkey person, refugee ,
pandzha fork
pntshambee Thursday
parangay, foreigner, ,
farangay Englishman
parheez abstinence
parun yesterday
parunay yesterday's
pas after
pas le after
passtana Afghan woman
passto Pashto Pashto
passtun Afghan, Pathan , Pathan
pawdzh army

31
paydaa found
paysee money
payseewaalaa possessing
money
pe in, at ,
pe ... ki (kssi) in
pe khwaa ter before
peghla young girl
peeshnehaad proposal
pezhenem know, ,
recognize
peezhend- knew, ,
recognized
pei (human) milk ()
pekhlaa reconciled, (),
conciliated
pley pedestrian
peltten (military unit) ( )
pemen having eczema
per on
per ... baandi on, upon ,
perr defeated, ,
beaten
pes pes (sound of ( )
whispering)
pesahaar (sound of ( )
whispering)
peskay (sound of ( )
whispering)
pett secret, hidden ,
pettezzem get hidden
pezre loud
pezrrpori interesting
piaayem tend (cattle) (
)
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 ( )
piaaz onions
pilmergh turkey
pinsel pencil
pish pish (calling cats) ( )
pisho cat
pishogay little cat, kitten ,
pishqaab plate
pshte pshte (chasing cats ( )
away)
plaanay a certain
plaar father
plen wide
plender stepfather
po(h) wise, informed ,
pohezzem understand
poheed- understood
pokh cooked; ripe ;
pakha cooked; ripe ;
polendd Poland
poribasem transport ()
across, take ,
across
porist- transported ,
across, took
across
poriwahem push
poriwzem cross
poriwat- crossed
prte above, up ,
post soft
pasta soft
postakhaana post office
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postintshi fur coat maker
preebasem put down, ,
throw down
preeist- put down, ,
threw down
preekawem cut ()
prekem cut ()
preekaw- cut ()
prekrr- cut ()
preemindzem wash
preewl- washed
preewzem lie down, fall ,
down
preewat- lay [lied] [] ,
down, fell
down
preezzdem leave, let ,
preessow- left, let ,
prntshem, sneeze
prrntshem
prot lying, situated ,
prata lying, situated ,
prottistt protest
prraang leopard
psarlay spring
pse male sheep
pssa foot ()
pul bridge
pura complete
pusstem ask
pussteed- asked
puttaattee potatoes
qaanun rule, regulation (),

qalam pen

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qaraar qaraar slow, quietly ,
qisa story
qsem type, kind ,
raa- ('toward the ( ' ')
speaker')
raabasem take out (
(toward )
myself)
raaist- took out (
(toward )
myself)
raadzem come
rasem come
raatl- came
raghl- came
raaghe hillside
raablem call (to myself) (
)
raabal- called (to (
myself) )
raaghwarrem send for, order , ()
raaghosst- sent for, ,
ordered
raakawem give (to ( )
myself)
raak(rr)em give (to ( )
myself)
raakaw- gave (to ( )
myself)
raakrr- gave (to ( )
myself)
raaleezzem send (to (
myself) )
raaniwunkey buying; buyer ;
raaportt report
raawelem bring ( - )
(somebody)

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raawest- brought ( - )
(somebody)
raawrrem bring (-)
(something)
raaz kind, type ,
raddio radio
rafiq friend
ras president
raqs, raks dancing, dance ,
rang color
rasezzem reach, arrive ,
raseed- reached, ,
arrived
rawem, rewem suck
rawd- sucked
rayi brays
riaasat department
rikaardd record ()
rogh healthy, sound ,
()
rrandawem make blind
rrund blind
rranda blind
runn bright, light ,
ranna bright, light ,
rus Russia
rusi Russian
ruskhatezzem get dismissed
saa'at hour; watch ;
saada simple
saaqhib master, (),
gentleman
saatem keep, hold ,
saaz music

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sabaa tomorrow
sabab reason
saqhaar morning
saqhi(qh) correct
sakht difficult
sar head
sarkaatib head clerk
sarmaalim principal
sarpttey with covered ()
head
sarrak street
sarray man
sarraytob manhood
sarrttey little man
sarttttey ashamed, ,
modest
satrandzh chess
seer (Afghan ( )
weight
measure)
sem, shem can
sera together, in ,
company with
szzey lung
serf only
shaa back
shaabaas bravo! !
shaamaar dragon
shaan manner, way ,
shayad possibly, ,
perhaps
shaazaada prince
shambee Saturday
sharaab liquor
sharmawem put to shame

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sharrem throw out, ,
expel
shart condition ()
shawq interest ()
shawtaalu peach, peaches ,
shay thing
shedee milk
sherkat company
shin green, sky blue ,
shna green, sky blue ,
shshni whinneys Whinneys [whinnies]
[whinnies]
shleedel breaking, (),
splitting
shkhrre fight, argument , ()
shkunn porcupine
shkwal noise
shlumbee sour buttermilk
shmeerem count
shorwaa, ssorwaa soup
shpa evening, night ,
shparres sixteen
shpana shepherd's wife
shpazz six
shpeelak whistle
shpun shepherd
shrang tinkle
shrangahaar (sound of a ( )
bell)
shrangay (sound of a ( )
bell)
shrangawem sound, ring ,
shrrap shrrap (sound of ( )
splashing
water)

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shrrapahaar (sound of ( )
splashing
water)
shker thanks
shunddawar having big lips
shurahaar (sound of a ( )
waterfall)
shurkay (sound of a ( )
waterfall)
shuro' beginning
sifat adjective
sifaat adjectives
sineemaa movie theater []
[cinema]
skennem cut (cloth) () ()
skesst- cut (cloth) () ()
skor charcoal
skaare charcoals
skwelem shear
skwest- sheared
sorr cold
sarra cold
sparezzem get mounted
spay dog
spei bitch
spek light
spektiaa lightness
spektob lightness
spin white
spinkakay little white
spinstrgey insolent (man) ()
spintshak whitish
spin zer silver ('white (' ')
metal')
spinzzrey old ('white- (' - ')

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 bearded') ()
(man)
spor mounted, ,
riding
spara mounted, ,
riding
sr zer gold ('red (' ')
metal')
ssaaista pretty
ssaar city
ssaayi possibly, ,
perhaps
ssay right
sse good
ssdze, ssdza woman
sseyem show
ssow- showed
sskaar hunting
sskaara clear, evident ,
sskaarem seem
sskaareed- seemed
sskley pretty
sskendzel reproach, ,
scolding
ssker horn
ssorawem move (-)
(something)
ssrem stir, move ,
ssoreed- stirred, moved ,

ssowundzay school
ssway smooth, ,
slippery
sta, shta (there) is, , ()
exists [be]
staa of you

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sten needle
strge eye
strrey tired
strey star
stteedzh (theatrical) ()
stage
sudkhor usurer
sur red
sra red
surbakhun reddish
surkttey little red
sursrey red-headed - []
[hair]
surwbra, like red
surwzma
swadzandkey inflammable
swadzem burn
sw- burned
taa you
taar thread, wire ,
tasi, tasu you (pl) (pl)
tabdil change ()
tafri, tafriqh recess, , []([])
recreation
[play]
tag going, ,
departure []([])
[leaving]
takht platform, ,
throne
taklif, taklip trouble, ,
inconvenience
ta'lim, taalim education, , ,
instruction,
knowledge
ta'limaat, education, , ,

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taalimaat instruction,
knowledge
tambaaku tobacco
tna, tna men
tni, tni women
tang narrow
tanhaa only, alone ,
tanur oven
taqdimawem submit, present ,
()
taraf direction ()
atraaf directions ()
tarrem tie, bind (),
tarrun treaty
tartib preparation, , ,
arrangement, ()
order
tartibaat preparations, , ,
arrangements, ()
orders
tashree, tashriqh explanation
tashreeaat, explanations
tashriqhaat
tashrif honor
tashrifaat honors
tawr manner, mode ,
tayaar ready
te you (sg) (sg)
te to
tba fever
teel gasoline, oil , ()
teer passed, past ,
teerawem spend, pass (),
teerbasem lead astray, ,
mislead

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teerist- led astray, ,
misled
teere sharp
teerwzem get deceived
teerwat- got deceived
tel always
ter over, to ,
ter ... landi below, under ,
ter ... pri until, as far as ,
ter hagha tshi until
terla female cousin
terssedz seam (of a ()
dress)
teryaak opium
tssta flight ()
tsstem flee
tessteed- fled, fleed , fleed
tzzey thirsty
tba shame
tod hot
tawda hot
top cannon, gun ,
toptshi gunner []
[shooter]
topak gun
tor black
torkay 'blackie' 'Blackie'
torbakhun almost black
torek black man
trey letter (of the ()
alphabet)
tre uncle
trikh bitter
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tritshem sneeze
triw sour
turwa sour
tror father's sister, ,
aunt
trorzay cousin
tsaa(h) well
tsalorlaari crossroads, ,
intersection
tsalweesst forty
tsaperr(a) (camel's) hoof ()
tse some; which?, ; ?, ?
what?
tse ranga tshi as
tsmlem lie down
tsemlest-, lay down
tsemlaast-
tsnga how? ?
tsengel elbow
tsergandawem announce, ,
declare
tsermen leather
tsessten master, owner (),
tsh tsh (to horses) ( )
tshaaderi (veil-like ( -
covering for )
Afghan
women)
tshaai tea
tshaarpaai cot
tshaarre knife
tshaaryak (Afghan ( )
weight
measure)
tshakush, hammer
tshaakuss

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tshamtu ready
tshand -fold, time ,
tshapraasi janitor
tshars hashish
tsharsi hashish smoker
tshawem, burst, explode ,
tshewem
tshawd-, tshaawd- burst, exploded ,
tshawki chair
tsheri where? ?
tshghe tshghe (chasing a dog ( )
away)
tshelawem drive
tshelezzem move
tsheleed- moved
tshelawnkey driver; editor ;
tsherg rooster
tshrga hen
tshergttey little chicken
tshi that, when ,
tshilam hookah, water ,
pipe
tshilamkass smoker
tshrrapaharey splashing
tsiraagh light, torch ,
tskawem smoke
tskhezhem creep
tskheed- creeped, crept Creeped,
tso some; how ; ?
many?
tsok, tsog who?; ?; -
somebody
tshaa who?; ?; -
somebody
tsmra, tsmra how much? ?

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tsna how much? ?
ttaakem select
ttaalawem swing
ttaank tank ()
ttek ttek (sound of ( )
knocking)
ttekawem knock, beat ,
ttkey point ()
ttikett, ttikis ticket; stamp ; ()
tting fast, firm ,
ttol all, whole ,
ttolawem collect, gather (),
(something) (-)
ttolezzem gather, ,
congregate
ttolgei class
ttolwaak supreme ruler, ,
His Majesty
ttukhem cough
ttwaal towel
tukem spit
turyaalay brave
tut mulberry, ,
mulberries
twaan force, violence ,
um not ripe, green ,
umayd hope
'umuman generally, ,
commonly
'umumi general, ,
universal
urdu army
uriadz cloud
urupaa Europe
ssa female camel

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ussba camel owner
uzzd big, long ,
uzzdwali length
waa oh! ! (,
(admiration, ())
surprise)
waade marriage, ,
wedding
waadi valley
waale stream
waar (one) time ()
waasita medium, ,
means
waasse grass
wawra snow
waay waay (pain, grief) ( , )
wayem say
way- said
wahem beat
wakhti early
wakhti tshi when
wli why? ?
walwar, waalwar (price for ( )
bride)
war door
warrei wool
warrin woollen []
[woolen]
wzhnem kill
wazh- killed
we ... te to
weesste hair
wlem shoot, hit ,
wisht- shot, hit ,
wer-, war- ('in the ( '

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 direction of a ')
third person')
werbaasem take out ( )
(toward them)
werist- took out ( )
(toward them)
werdzem go (to them) ( )
wrsem go (to them) ( )
wertl- went (to them) () ( )
wraghl- went (to them) () ( )
werkawem give (to them) ()
wrkem give (to them) ()
werkaw- gave (to them) ( )
wrkrr- gave (to them) ( )
werwelem bring ( - )
(somebody to
them)
werwest- brought ( - )
(somebody to
them)
werwrrem bring (- )
(something to
them)
werrkey little, tiny ,
wez male goat
wezgrrey kid [goat] []
wzem go out
wat- went out
wzzey hungry
wnem see .
lid- saw
-wisht twenty- -
wlaarr upright []
[straight]
worr little, small ,
warra little, small ,

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wraare brother's son []
[nephew]
wreeruna brother's sons []
[nephews]
wradz day
wreessmin silken
wrendaar brother's wife []
[sister-in-law]
wrdzhi (hulled) rice (Hulled)
wro (wro) slow
wror brother
wrunna brothers
wrorgalwi brotherhood
wrost rotten
wrasta rotten
wrrem take away, , (-)
convey
(something)
yosem take away, , (-)
convey
(something)
wrr- took away, , (-)
conveyed
(something)
yowrr- took away, , (-)
conveyed
(something)
wrun thigh
wrusta afterwards
wrusta le after
wrusta ter after
wrustanay latter
wutsh dry
wutshawem dry
wutshmrey having a
mother without
milk

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ya (ya) no
yaa or
yaa ... yaa either ... or ...
yaabu pack horse; ;
mule
yaad memory
yakh icy, cold ,
ykshambee Sunday
yaw one
yawtsok someone -
yawazi alone
yawles eleven
yee of him (her, (, ); (, )
them); by him
(her, them)
yeewee plow
yem am [be] ()
wem was [be] ()
yor husband's []
brother's wife
[sister-in-law]
yandi husband's "
brothers' wives "
[sisters-in-law]
yum spade
yaame spade
zaango cradle
zaki bright, ,
intelligent
zang bell
zangawem swing
zangola little bell
zangun knee
zarurat necessity
zaruri necessary

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zda learned
ze I
zer thousand
zerghun green
zerghunwzma like green
zeri'a medium, ,
means
zerin (made of) ( )
metal
zrka partridge
zerrgay darling
zgeerway groan
zghre mailed coat
zharrem weep
zharr- weeped, wept Weeped,
zhmey, zhmey winter
zharraa weeping, ,
crying
zharraand weeping, ,
crying
zharrawem make cry
zhba, zhbe language, ,
tongue
zhebawar eloquent
zher fast
zherr yellow
zhewertob depth
zhewerwali depth
zhghrem keep
zhyem chew
zhow- chewed
zhwanday alive ()
zhwandun life
zikr mentioned

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zizz coarse, rough ,
zmaa of me, my ,
zmaray lion
zmarei lioness
zorr old
zarra old
zrre heart
zrrewer, zrrewar brave
zrrewertiaa courage
zuy son
zaamen sons
zzagh voice, sound ,
zzbarra translation
zzdem put
zzmundz comb

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