شاید
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See also: سائد
Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Persian šʾ(d)yt’ (šāyēd, “one can, it is possible”), third person singular indicative form of the verb šʾd-stn’ (šāyistan, “to be able, to be worthy”) (whence Persian شایستن).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /ʃɑːjad/
Adverb[edit]
شاید • (šâyad)
- (with subjunctive) maybe; perhaps; probably (expresses a possibility or assumption)
- فرشته: «اونها کجان؟ چرا نرسیدن؟»
- مینو: «شاید گم شده باشن.»
- Ferešteh: "Un-â kojân? Čerâ naresidan?"
- Minū: "Šâyad gom šode bâšan."
- Fereshte: "Where are they? Why haven't they arrived?"
- Minū: "Maybe they got lost."