شاید

Etymology
From, grammaticalised form of the third person singular indicative form of the verb šʾd-stn’ (šāyistan, “to be able, to be worthy”) (whence 🇨🇬), further from , from (whence 🇨🇬), probably from ; compare 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * 1)  maybe; perhaps; probably expresses a possibility or assumption
 * فرشته: «اونها کجان؟ چرا نرسیدن؟»
 * مینو: «شاید گم شده باشن.»
 * Ferešteh: "Un-â kojân? Čerâ naresidan?"
 * Minū: "Šâyad gom šode bâšan."
 * Fereshte: "Where are they? Why haven't they arrived?"
 * Minū: "Maybe they got lost."

Verb

 * 1) May (something) be worthy; may (something) befit (someone)

Adverb

 * 1) maybe, perhaps