چرا

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Persian

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian ME lʾd (čē rāy, “why”).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

Dari چرا
Iranian Persian
Tajik чаро

Template:fa-adv

  1. why
    چرا رفتی شیراز؟
    Čérâ ráfti Širấz?
    Why did you go to Shiraz?
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Reduced form of چرا که نه؟ (čerâ ke na?, “why not?”).

Interjection

چرا • (čérâ)

  1. (definite positive response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely
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