BARF “snow” (from OIr. *vafra- “snow,” root vap- “to toss in the air, to pile up”; cf. OInd. vápati “to…

BARAKĪ BARAK, an inhabited locality in the province of Lōgar in Afghanistan (Afghanistan, p. 15) 33°58’ north latitude, 68°58’ east…

AḤMADZĪ “descendants of Aḥmad” (sing. Aḥmadzay), a Paṧtō clan and tribal name. Its diverse use is one indicator of the…

AFRĪDĪ or APRĪDĪ (singular -ay), designation of a major Paṧtūn tribe in northwest Pakistan, with a few members in Afghanistan….

ACƎKZĪ, ACAKZĪ, or AČəKZĪ, AČAKẒĪ, a tribal grouping of Paṧtūn clans in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Acəkzī form part of…

ABDĀLĪ, ancient name of a large tribe, or more particularly of a group of Afghan tribes, better known by the…