چنین

See also: جنين, حنئن, جنین, and حنين

Persian

Etymology

Contraction of چون (čon, “such as”) and این (in, “this”).

Pronunciation

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• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃu.niːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊ.niːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊ.niːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊ.niːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰu.nin]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰo.niːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰu.nin]

Readings
Classical reading?	čunīn
Dari reading?	čunīn
Iranian reading?	čonin
Tajik reading?	čunin

• (Iranian Persian, Dialectal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰeniːn]

Adjective

چنین • (čonin)

1. such as this

Adverb

چنین • (čonin)

1. this way; in this manner

Related terms

• چنان (čonân)