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The khet is the upper garment which is loose and slightly tightened at the waist and is more like a tunic or a robe, similar to a smock with wide sleeves and reaching below the knees.
A girl living as a boy will dress in characteristic male clothing, have her hair cut short, [5] and use a male name. [6] Within her family, she will not need to cook or clean like other girls. [ 1 ] As a bacha posh, a girl is more readily able to attend school, run errands, move freely in public, escort her sisters in places where they could ...
An Afghan personal name consists of a given name (Dari: نام, Pashto: نوم) and sometimes a surname at the end. Personal names are generally not divided into first and family names; a single name is recognized as a full personal name, and the addition of further components – such as additional given names, regional, or ethnic family/clan names or patronymics – is often a matter of ...
Pashtun culture (Pashto: پښتون کلتور) is based on Pashtunwali, as well as speaking of the Pashto language and wearing Pashtun dress.. Pashtunwali and Islam are the two main factors which make the baseline for the social behavior in Pashtun society. [1]
Pashto employs the Pashto alphabet, a modified form of the Perso-Arabic alphabet or Arabic script. [106] In the 16th century, Bayazid Pir Roshan introduced 13 new letters to the Pashto alphabet. The alphabet was further modified over the years. The Pashto alphabet consists of 45 to 46 letters [107] and 4 diacritic marks. Latin Pashto is also used.
A Pashtun Kochi girl in Southern Afghanistan with her sheep. Pashtun women traditionally wear a long tunic (kamiz) or full-skirted dress over loose-fitting trousers (partug) of a contrasting color, and a head covering. [2] Tunics often feature beaded or felt panels at the shoulder and the front of the bodice or waist sections.
Shayesteh or Shaista (Persian: شایسته, Pashto: شایسته) is a given name and is often given to females.. In Persian, "شایسته" means "worthy" or "admirable", [1] whereas translating it from Pashto it is derived from Shaist (Pashto: شایست), meaning “beauty”.
Kochis also spelt as Kuchis (Pashto: کوچۍ Kuchis) are pastoral nomads belonging primarily to the Ghilji Pashtuns.It is a social rather than ethnic grouping, although they have some of the characteristics of a distinct ethnic group.