چنان

See also: حنأن, جنان, حنآن, and حنان

Persian

Etymology

Contraction of چون (čon, “such as”) and آن (ân, “that”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃu.nɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊ.nɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊ.nɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊ.nɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰu.nɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰo.nɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰu.nɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	čunān
Dari reading?	čunān
Iranian reading?	čonân
Tajik reading?	čunon

• (Iranian Persian, Dialectal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰenɒːn]

• Audio (Iran):

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Adjective

چنان • (čonân)

1. such as that

Adverb

چنان • (čonân)

1. that way; in that manner

Derived terms

• چنانکه (čonânke)

Related terms

• چنین (čonin)