چپ

See also: حب, خت, چت, and جب

Baluchi

Adjective

چپ • (capp)

1. left

Antonyms

• راست (rást)

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *kep- (“to bend, curve”), a possibly dialectal combination of Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp- (“to bend, curve”) + *(s)kamb- (“crooked”) (compare Latin cambiō (“to exchange”), whence English change), the latter (*(s)kamb-) which may be of the same origin as the former (*kh₂emp-). Cognate with Sanskrit चाप (cāpa, “bow, arc”), Sanskrit चपल (capala, “trembling, unsteady, wavering”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃap]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäp]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäp]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäp]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäp]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰæp]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäp]

Readings
Classical reading?	čap
Dari reading?	čap
Iranian reading?	čap
Tajik reading?	čap

Adjective

Dari	چپ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	чап

چپ • (čap)

1. left

   Antonym: راست (râst)

Derived terms

• چپ‌گرا (čap-garâ)
• چپ‌گرایی (čap-garâyi)

Related terms

• چپه (čape)

Etymology 2

Akin to Pashto چپ, Urdu چپ, and Hindi चुप (cup), probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊp]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊp]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊp]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰup]

Readings
Dari reading?	čup

Interjection

Dari	چُپ
Iranian Persian	-
Tajik	-

چپ • (čup)

1. (Dari) shut up
2. (Dari) be quiet

Derived terms

• چپ کردن (čup kardan) (Dari)

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʊp/
• Rhymes: -ʊp

Adjective

چپ • (cup) (Hindi spelling चुप)

1. silent, quiet
2. still