Pashtun cultural customs, traditions, and etiquette vocabulary, one custom or term per card.
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- پښتونوالي (Pashtunwali)
- The traditional Pashtun code of honor and conduct, covering hospitality, bravery, and settling disputes.
- میلمستیا (Melmastia)
- Hospitality, the duty to warmly welcome and feed any guest, even a stranger.
- ننواتی (Nanawatai)
- The custom of granting refuge or forgiveness to someone who comes asking for it, even a former rival.
- بدل (Badal)
- The tradition requiring a wrong or favor to be answered in kind, whether through revenge or exchange.
- جرګه (Jirga)
- A council of elders that meets to resolve disputes and make community decisions.
- لویه جرګه (Loya Jirga)
- A grand assembly of elders and leaders convened to decide major national matters.
- اتڼ (Attan)
- A traditional circular Pashtun dance performed at celebrations, often to drumbeats.
- رباب (Rubab)
- A traditional lute-like stringed instrument central to Pashtun music.
- پکول (Pakol)
- A soft, rolled woolen cap traditionally worn by Pashtun men.
- پرتوګ کمیس (Partug kamis)
- The traditional long shirt and loose trousers worn as everyday clothing by Pashtun men and women.
- اختر (Akhtar)
- An Islamic religious festival celebrated with family gatherings, new clothes, and shared meals.
- نکاح (Nikah)
- The Islamic marriage contract ceremony.
- مهر (Mahr)
- The gift or payment a groom promises to the bride as part of the marriage agreement.
- سپین ږیری (Speen-ghiri)
- A respected elder, literally "white beard," whose advice carries weight in the community.
- قوم (Qawm)
- Tribe or extended kin group, a core unit of Pashtun social identity.
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