تا

See also: با and پا

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian OD (tā, “until, so that”), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 (yātā) (Compare Sanskrit यथा (yathā)).

Preposition

Dari	تا
Iranian Persian
Tajik	то

تا • (tâ)

1. until
2. in order to
3. to

Noun

تا • (tâ)

1. (classifier) ones, pieces, units; used with numbers, usually not translated in English

   دیروز ۲۴تا کتاب خریدم.

   Diruz bist o čahâr-tâ ketâb xaridam.

   Yesterday I bought twenty-four books.

   این ۶تا بهترینند.

   In šiš-tâ behtarinand.

   These six are the best.

See also

• نفر (nafar)

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Urdu

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian تا (tâ).

Adverb

تا • (tā) (Hindi spelling ता)

1. to
2. until
3. as far as

Conjunction

تا • (tā) (Hindi spelling ता)

1. whilst
2. while

Preposition

تا • (tā) (Hindi spelling ता)

1. until