وگرنه
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Persian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From و (va, “and”) + اگر (agar, “if”) + نه (na, “not”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [wa.ɡaɾ.na]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [væ.ɡʲæɹ.ne]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vä.ɡäɾ.nä]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | wagarna |
Dari reading? | wagarna |
Iranian reading? | vagarne |
Tajik reading? | vagarna |
Adverb
[edit]وگرنه • (vagarna)
- otherwise; or else; if not
- Synonyms: والّا (vâellâ), در غیر این صورت (dar ğeyr-e in surat)
- باید آن نان را بخوری، وگرنه گرسنه میشوی. (more literary)
- bâyad ân nân râ boxori, vagarna gorosne mi-šavi.
- باید اون نون و بخوری، وگرنه گرسنه میشی. (more colloquial)
- bâyad un nun o boxori, vagarna gorosne mi-ši.
- You should eat that bread, otherwise you’ll get hungry.