چن

Iraqi Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic كأن (kaʔanna)

Conjunction

چَنّـ (čann-)

  1. as if (followed by a suffix pronoun)

Inflection

Inflection of چن
base form چنّـ (čann-)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f m f
1st person چنّي (čanni) چنّا (čanna)
2nd person چنّك (čannak) چنّچ (čannič) چنكم (čankum) چنچن (čančan)
3rd person چنّه (čanna) چنها (čanha) چنهم (čanhum) چنهن (čanhin)

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चंद्र (caṃdra). Compare Hindi चांद (cānd) / Urdu چاند (cānd). Doublet of چَنْد (cand).

Pronunciation

Noun

چَنّ • (cannm (Gurmukhi spelling ਚੰਨ)

  1. (astronomy) moon
  2. (figuratively, poetic) dear, beloved

Declension

Declension of چن
singular plural
direct چَنّ (cann) چَنّ (cann)
oblique چَنّ (cann) چَنّاں (cannāṉ)
vocative چَنّا (cannā) چَنّو (canno)
ablative چَنّوں (cannoṉ)
locative چَنّے (canne) چَنِّیں (canniīṉ)
instrumental چَنّوں (cannoṉ)

References

  • ਚੰਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026

Saraiki

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃən/

Noun

چن (canm

  1. (astronomy) moon