چهل
See also: جهل
Persian
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| Cardinal: چهل (čehel) Ordinal: چهلم (čehelom) | ||||
Alternative forms
- چل (čel)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Persian [Term?] (/čihl/), from Proto-Iranian *čatwārHcát, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čatwārHćát, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷétwr̥dḱomt.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ˈhil/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰe̞.ɦɪl]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰe.ɦel̥]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰel̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰi.ɦil]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | čihil |
| Dari reading? | čehil |
| Iranian reading? | čehel |
| Tajik reading? | čihil |
| Dari | چهل |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | чиҳил |
Numeral
چهل • (čehel)