چپ

See also: حب, خت, چت, and جب

Baluchi

Adjective

چپ • (capp)

1. left

Antonyms

• راست (rást)

Persian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *kep- (“to bend, curve”), a possibly dialectal combination of Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp- (“to bend, curve”) + *(s)kamb- (“crooked”) (compare Latin cambiō (“to exchange”), whence English change), the latter (*(s)kamb-) which may be of the same origin as the former (*kh₂emp-). Cognate with Sanskrit चाप (cāpa, “bow, arc”), Sanskrit चपल (capala, “trembling, unsteady, wavering”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃap/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäp]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäp]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäp]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäp]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰæpʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäp]

Readings
Classical reading?	čap
Dari reading?	čap
Iranian reading?	čap
Tajik reading?	čap

Adjective

Dari	چپ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	чап

چپ • (čap)

1. left

   Antonym: راست (râst)

Derived terms

• چپراست (čap-râst)
• چپ‌گرا (čap-garâ)
• چپ‌گرایی (čap-garâyi)

Related terms

• چپه (čape)

Etymology 2

Likely onomatopoeic. Akin to Pashto چپ, and Hindustani چُپ (cup) / चुप (cup).

Pronunciation

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊp]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊp]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊp]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰup]

Readings
Dari reading?	čup

Adjective

چپ • (čup)

1. (Dari) quiet, silent

   Synonym: آرام (ārām / ârâm)

Interjection

چپ • (čup)

1. (Dari) quiet, shhh, silence!

Derived terms

verbs

• چپ بودن (čup sāxtan, “to shut up”)
• چپ ساختن (čup sāxtan, “to silence”)
• چپ شدن (čup šudan, “to shut up”)
• چپ ماندن (čup māndan, “to hold one's tongue”)
• چپ کردن (čup kardan, “to shut up”)

Further reading

• Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “چپ”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
• “چپ”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013

Sindhi

Picture dictionary

چپ

ڪپار

دماغ

اک

چپ

نڪ

وات

کاڏي

ڄاڙي

لوندڙي

ڪن

ڳچي

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Etymology

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Noun

چَپُ • (čapu) m (Devanagari चपु)

1. (anatomy) lip

References

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “چَپَ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
• Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988), “چَپُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ

Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʊp/
• Rhymes: -ʊp

Adjective

چپ • (cup) (Hindi spelling चुप)

1. silent, quiet
2. still