که

See also: گھ and گه

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə/

Conjunction

که • (kë)

1. if
2. or

References

• Pashto-English Dictionary, Qamosona.com

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Persian

Etymology 1

From earlier کو (ku), from Middle Persian AYK (kū), cognate with Northern Kurdish ku.

Conjunction

Dari	که
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ки

1. that

   شنیدم که با فرشته ازدواج کرد.

   šenidam ke bâ ferešte ezdevâj kard.

   I heard that he got married to Fereshteh.

   نمی‌دونستم که پسرشون پشتو بلده.

   nemi-dunestam ke pesarešun pašto balade.

   I didn't know that their son knows Pashto.

2. which

   اون کتابی رو که بهت دادم هنوز می‌خونیش؟

   on ketâbi ro ke behet dâdam hanuz mi-xuniš?

   Are you still reading the book that I gave you?

   اون زنی رو که بهرنگ باهاش ازدواج می‌کنه می‌شناسیش؟

   on zani ro ke behrang bâhâš ezdevâj mi-kone mi-šnâsiš?

   Do you know the woman to whom Behrang is getting married?

Usage notes

Colloquially, often dropped when joining two clauses, but not when identifying a noun phrase.

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Iranian, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.

Alternative forms

• کی (ki)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲe]

Pronoun

Iranian Persian	که
Tajik	ке

1. who

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲæh]

Noun

که • (kah)

1. Alternative form of کاه

Derived terms

• کهکشان (kahkešân)
• کهریز (kahriz)

Etymology 4

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keh/

Adjective

Dari	که
Iranian Persian
Tajik	кеҳ

که • (keh)

1. (archaic) small

Noun

که • (keh) (plural کهان (kehân))

1. (archaic) small

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰoh]

Noun

که • (koh)

1. Alternative form of کوه