چه

See also: جھ‎, چہ‎, and جه‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩‎ (čē, “what; because”), from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from a form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): [tʃʰe]

Conjunction

چه • (če)

(rare) because

Synonyms

چون‎ (čun)

Pronoun

چه • (če)

(interrogative) what?

Synonyms

چی‎ (či)

Derived terms

چطور‎ (četowr, “how”)
چه کسی‎ (če kasi, “who”)
چقدر‎ (čeqadr, “how much”)

Etymology 2

Suffix

ـچه • (-če)

Suffix which forms the diminutive.

See also

Category:Persian words suffixed with ـچه

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

چاه‎ (čâh)

Noun

چه • (čah)

well

Southwestern Fars

Noun

چه (ča)

(Masarm, Deh Sarv, Kuzarg) well, hole

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