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Zai (suffix)

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Zai (Pashto: زی zay 'son of'; plural: زي ) is a suffix denoting a member of certain Pashtun tribes in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Clan names are formed with the word khel.

Distribution

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Members of such tribes are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Tribes whose names use this suffix include:

  • the Samozais
  • the Yusufzais
  • the Alizais
  • the Dawoodzais
  • the Madozais
  • the Samadzais
  • the Bahlolzai Mahsud

See also

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