چپه شدن

Persian

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäp.pʰä ʃʊ.d̪än], [t͡ʃʰä.pʰä ʃʊ.d̪än]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäp.pʰä ʃʊ.d̪än], [t͡ʃʰä.pʰä ʃʊ.d̪än]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäp.pʰä ʃu.d̪än], [t͡ʃʰä.pʰä ʃu.d̪än]
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰæpʰ.pʰe ʃo.d̪æn], [t͡ʃʰæ.pʰe ʃo.d̪æn]
  • (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäp.pʰä ʃu.d̪än], [t͡ʃʰä.pʰä ʃu.d̪än]

Readings
Classical reading? čappa šudan, čapa šudan
Dari reading? čappa šudan, čapa šudan
Iranian reading? čappe šodan, čape šodan
Tajik reading? čappa šudan, čapa šudan

Verb

چپه شدن • (čapa šudan / čape šodan) (Tajik spelling чаппа шудан) (chiefly colloquial, intransitive)

  1. to fall, to sink (be moved downwards)
  2. to spill (drop something so it spreads out)
  3. to turn over, to flip over
  4. to topple over, to knock over

Further reading

  • Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “چپه شدن”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 133
  • چپه شدن”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013