چه
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Persian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩 (čē, “what; because”), from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from a form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Iranian Persian, Dari) IPA: [tʃʰe]
Conjunction[edit]
چه (če)
- (rare) because
Synonyms[edit]
- چون (čun)
Pronoun[edit]
چه (če)
- (interrogative) what?
Synonyms[edit]
- چی (či)
Etymology 2[edit]
Suffix[edit]
ـچه (-če)
- Suffix which forms the diminutives.
See also[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- چاه (čâh)
Noun[edit]
چه • (čah)
