چند

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See also: جند and خند

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭭𐭣 (čand), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂-onts, from *kʷíh₂, neuter of *kʷís. Cognate with Avestan 𐬗𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (cuuaṇt), Sanskrit कियत् (kiyat), Latin quantus.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? čand
Dari reading? čand
Iranian reading? čand
Tajik reading? čand

Determiner[edit]

چند (čand)

Dari چند
Iranian Persian
Tajik чанд
  1. (in interrogatives) how many, how much
    از اینجا تا آنجا چند کیلومتر می‌شود؟ (more literary)
    az injâ tâ ânjâ čand kilometr mi-šavad?
    از اینجا تا اونجا چند کیلومتر می‌شه؟ (more colloquial)
    az injâ tâ unjâ čand kilometr mi-še?
    How many kilometers is it from here to there?
  2. (in declaratives) some, a few, several
    استادانی چند آنجا نشستند. (more literary)
    ostâdân-i čand ânjâ nešastand.
    چند تا استاد اونجا نشستن. (more colloquial)
    čand tâ ostâd unjâ nešastan.
    Some professors are sitting there.

Derived terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

چَند (čand)

  1. how much?
    Synonym: چقدر (čeqadr)
  2. how long (in time)?
    Synonym: چند وقت (čand vaqt)

Descendants[edit]

  • Hindustani: čand, čanda
    Hindi: चन्द, चंदा
    Urdu: چند, چندہ
  • Kurdish:
    • Northern Kurdish: çend
    • Central Kurdish: چەند (çend)
  • Ottoman Turkish: چند (çend)
  • Zazaki: çenday

Punjabi[edit]

Noun[edit]

چَنْد (candm (Gurmukhi spelling ਚੰਦ)

  1. (astronomy) moon