که

See also: گھ and گه

Pashto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə/

Conjunction

که ()

  1. if
  2. or

References


Persian

Etymology 1

From earlier کو (ku), from Middle Persian AYK ().

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲe]

Conjunction

Dari Persian که
Iranian Persian که
Tajiki Persian ки (ki)

که (ke)

  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 Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲe]

Pronoun

Dari Persian
Iranian Persian که
Tajiki Persian ке (ke)

که (ke)

  1. who

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲæh]

Noun

که (kah)

  1. Alternative form of کاه
Derived terms

Etymology 4

From Middle Persian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keh/

Adjective

Dari Persian که
Iranian Persian که
Tajiki Persian кеҳ (keh)

که (keh)

  1. (archaic) small

Noun

که (keh) (plural کهان (kehân))

  1. (archaic) small

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʰoh]

Noun

که (koh)

  1. Alternative form of کوه
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