چندان

چندان

Malay

Noun

چندان (plural چندان-چندان or چندان۲‎, informal 1st possessive چندانکو‎, 2nd possessive چندانمو‎, 3rd possessive چندانڽ‎)

1. Jawi spelling of cendana

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Persian

Etymology

چند‎ (čand) +‎ آن‎ (ân). Compare چندین‎ (čandin).

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /t͡ʃandɒːn/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /t͡ʃændɒːn/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /t͡ʃandɔːn/

Adverb

چَندان • (čandân)

1. so, so much (to such a degree)

   ‏مردمی که در جنوب کشور زندگی می‌کنند، همچنان ثروتمند هستند ولی نه چندان.‎‎

   mardomi ke dar jonub-e kešvar zendegi mi-konand, hamčenân servatmand hastand vali na čandân.

   The people who live in the south of the country are also rich, but not as much.

   ‏خیلی منتظرش بودم، اما هتل چندان خوبی نبود.‎‎

   xeyli montazer-eš budam, ammâ hotel čandân xubi na-bud.

   I was very much looking forward to it, but the hotel was not that good.

   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, Reynold A. Nicholson, transl., مثنوی معنوی‎ [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume IV, verse 790:

     ‏مثنوی چندان شود که چل شتر، گر کشد عاجز شود از بار پر‎

     masnavi čandân šavad ke čel šotor, gar kašid 'âjez šavad az bâr-e por.

     The Mathnawi will become of such extent that, if forty camels carry it, they will be unable to bear the full load.

Determiner

چَندان • (čandân)

1. so much, so many
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, Reynold A. Nicholson, transl., مثنوی معنوی‎ [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 3184:

     ‏این کسی دیدست کز یک راویه، سرد گردد سوز چندان هاویه‎

     in kasi did[e]-ast k-az yek râviye, sard gardad suz-e čandân hâviye

     Has any one seen [such a wonder as] this, that the burning glow of so many Hells should be cooled by a single water-skin?