چرا

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian ME lʾd (čē rāy, “why”).

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃʰeɾɒː]

Adverb

Dari Persian	چرا‎
Iranian Persian	چرا‎
Tajiki Persian	чаро (čaro)

چرا • (čérâ)

why
‏‎‎
Čérâ ráfti Širấz?
Why did you go to Shiraz?

Synonyms

برای چه‎ (barâye če), برای چی‎ (barâye či), واسه چی‎ (vâse či)

Derived terms

چرایی‎ (čerayí) philosophy; reason; cause

Etymology 2

Reduced form of ‎ (čerâ ke na?, “why not?”).

Interjection

چرا • (čérâ)

(definite positive response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely

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