چون

چون

See also: جون‎, جوں‎, and خون‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (cygwn' /čiyōn/, “as, like, how, when”).

Pronunciation

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

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoːn/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuːn/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɵn/

Conjunction

چون • (čôn)

1. because, since

   ‏چون هوا خیلی سرد بود نیامدند.‎‎

   čun havâ xeyli sard bud nay-âmadand.

   They did not come since it was very cold.

   Synonyms: چونکه‎ (čunke, čonke), زیرا‎ (zirâ)

2. when

   Synonyms: وقتی‎ (vaqti), وقتی که‎ (vaqti ke)

   • c. 1080, Keikavus, the Qâbus-nâme:

     ‏چون بزه خواهی کرد باری بزه بی‌مزه‎ مکن ، شراب که خوری خوشتر خور و سماع که شنوی خوشتر شنو.‎‎

     čun bazah xâhi kard bâr-i bazah-e bimaze ma-kon, šarâb ke xori xoš-tar xor va samâ' ke šenovi xoš-tar šenow.

     When you want to commit sin, do not commit tasteless sin; when you drink of wine, drink from the best, and when you listen to music, listen to the best.

Preposition

چون • (čôn)

1. (poetic) like

Synonyms

• چو‎ (čo)
• همچون‎ (hamčon)
• مثل‎ (mesl)
• مانند‎ (mânand)
• همانند‎ (hamânand)
• نظیر‎ (nazir)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “čiyōn”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 23.

Anagrams

• نوچ‎

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Urdu

Numeral

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Cardinal: چون     Ordinal: چونواں‎

چون • (cauvan, cavvan) (Hindi spelling चौवन or चव्वन‎)

1. fifty-four