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Aimaq

Aimaq noun: a member of a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and seminomadic tribes, found mainly in the central and western highlands of Afghanistan.

Noun

Aimaq (plural Aimaqs or Aimaq)

  1. A member of a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and seminomadic tribes, found mainly in the central and western highlands of Afghanistan.

Proper noun

Aimaq

  1. The dominant eastern Persian ethnolect spoken by these people.

Forms of Aimaq

pluralAimaqs
pluralAimaq
alternative formAymaq
alternative formAimagh
alternative formAimak
alternative formEimak

Origin of Aimaq

Borrowed from Classical Persian اَیْمَاق (aymāq), ultimately from Turkic.

Questions about Aimaq

What does Aimaq mean?
Aimaq means a member of a collection of Sunni and mostly Persian-speaking nomadic and seminomadic tribes, found mainly in the central and western highlands of Afghanistan.
What part of speech is Aimaq?
Aimaq can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Aimaq?
The plural of Aimaq is Aimaqs.

Words near Aimaq in the dictionary

  1. aimable
  2. aimag
  3. aimags
  4. aimak
  5. aimaks
  6. Aimaq
  7. Aimaqs
  8. aimara
  9. aimaras
  10. aimbot
  11. aimbots

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