هیچ‌وقت

Persian

Alternative forms

• هیچوقت (hičvaqt)

Etymology

From هیچ (hič, “any; no”) +‎ وقت (vaqt, “time”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [heːt͡ʃ.waqt]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [heːt͡ʃ.wäqt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [heːt͡ʃ.wäqt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔeːt͡ʃ.wäqt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔeːt͡ʃ.wäqt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hiːt͡ʃ.væxt̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [het͡ʃ.väqt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	hēč-waqt
Dari reading?	hēč-waqt
Iranian reading?	hič-vağt
Tajik reading?	heč-vaqt

Adverb

هیچ‌وقت • (hič-vaqt)

1. (in positive constructions) ever

   دوستت هیچ‌وقت صبحانه می‌خورد؟ (more literary)

   dust-at hič-vaqt sobhâne mi-xorad?

   دوستت هیچ‌وخ صبحانه می‌خوره؟ (more colloquial)

   dust-et hič-vax sobhâne mi-xore?

   Does your friend ever have breakfast?

2. (in negative constructions) ever; never

   او هیچ‌وقت صبحانه نمی‌خورد. (more literary)

   u hič-vaqt sobhâne ne-mi-xorad.

   او هیچ‌وخ صبحانه نمی‌خوره. (more colloquial)

   u hič-vax sobhâne ne-mi-xore.

   She never has breakfast/doesn't ever have breakfast.