چقدر

Persian

Alternative forms

• چه قدر (če qadr) (alternative spelling)
• چقد (čeqad) (colloquial)

Etymology

From چه (če, “what”) +‎ قدر (qadr, “amount”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.ˈqaðɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.qǽd̪ɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.qǽd̪ɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɪ.qä.d̪ǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰi.qä.d̪ǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰe.ʁǽd̪ɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰi.qǽd̪ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	čiqaḏr
Dari reading?	čiqadr
Iranian reading?	čeğadr
Tajik reading?	čiqadr

Adverb

چقدر • (čeqadr)

Dari	چقدر
Iranian Persian
Tajik	чӣ қадар

1. (interrogative, of quantities) how much
   • 2018, “چقدر قهوه بخوریم تا بیشتر زنده بمانیم؟”, in isna.ir‎^[1], Iranian Students News Agency:

     چقدر قهوه بخوریم تا بیشتر زنده بمانیم؟

     čeqadr qahve bo-xorim tâ bištar zende be-mânim?

     How much coffee should we drink in order to stay alive longer?

Derived terms

• هرچقدر (har-čeqadr)

Related terms

• اینقدر (inqadr)
• آنقدر (ânqadr), اونقدر (unqadr)

See also

• چند (čand, “how many, how much”)