که

Conjunction

 * 1) if
 * 2) or

Etymology 1
Merger of with, both ultimately from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Pronunciation

 * In Classical Persian the vowel may count as long vowel in poetic contexts, mainly for mora counting.

Conjunction

 * 1) that;
 * 2) that, which, when, where;
 * 3) to, in order to
 * 4) when;
 * 1) to, in order to
 * 2) when;
 * 1) to, in order to
 * 2) when;
 * 1) to, in order to
 * 2) when;
 * 1) to, in order to
 * 2) when;
 * 1) when;
 * 1) when;

Usage notes
cannot be used sentence-initially. Colloquially, it is often dropped when joining two clauses (including in the sense of “to; in order to”), but never for relative clauses.

Unlike English, which has whose and which can also end relative clauses with prepositions or displace which to after the preposition, Persian is used regardless of the semantic relationship and is also fixed at the beginning of the relative clause. Therefore, if the noun phrase is not the subject or direct object of the relative clause, the relative clause must explicitly mark the semantics to avoid ambiguity:



If the noun phrase is the direct object of the relative clause, marking it with the particle within the subordinate clause is possible, although it is not obligatory and sometimes considered incorrect. On the other hand, is obligatory if the noun phrase is the direct object of the main clause.

When the subordinate temporal clause is the initial clause, appears after a natural break, e.g. after the subject or before the clause-final verb.

When the subordinate temporal clause is the subsequent clause, it appears at the beginning of the clause. In such a case, the initial clause must feature a continuous or progressive action which is interrupted by the specific action presented in the subordinate clause.

Etymology 2
Metrical variant of.

Etymology 3
Metrical variant, used to fit the poetic meter.

Etymology 4
From.

Adjective

 * 1)  small

Noun

 * 1)  commoner, insignificant person

Etymology 5
Metrical variant, used to fit the poetic meter.