Urdu Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian که(ki), from Middle Persian [script needed] (AYK /⁠kū⁠/).

Conjunction Edit

کہ (kih, ke) (Hindi spelling कि)

  1. that
    مُجھے پَتَہْ نَہِیں تھا کِہ تُم سِنْدھی بول سَکْتے ہو۔‎‎
    mujhe patah nahī̃ thā ki tum sindhī bol sakte ho.
    I didn't know that you speak Sindhi.

Etymology 2 Edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ), 𑀓𑀺 (ki), from Sanskrit किम् (kim, what, which), probably influenced by the nominative form कः (kaḥ). Doublet of کیا(kyā).

Particle Edit

کہ (ke, ki) (Hindi spelling कि‎)

  1. or
    Synonym: یا()
Usage notes Edit

Usually used as کہ … کہ …(ke … ke …, … or …).