Karzai (Pashto: کرزی, romanized: Karzay; pronounced [ˈkɑrzɑːj]) is an Afghan surname.
Karzai means the person is from Karz and is assembled through the common construction of adding an Arabic letter "Ya" to the proper noun Karz which is a village.
Karzai is pronounced Karzay because of the dialect of Kandahar, while others may pronounce it as Karzi.
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Notable people with the surname include: