چنانچه

Persian

Etymology

From چنان (čenân) +‎ چه (če).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	čunānči
Dari reading?	čunānči
Iranian reading?	čenânče, čonânče
Tajik reading?	čunonči

Conjunction

چنانچه • (čonânče or čenânče) (formal)

1. if, in the case that

   Synonyms: اگر (agar), در صورتی که (dar surati ke)

2. (proscribed) just as, as, in the same way that; alternative form of چنانکه (čenânke)

   Synonyms: آن طور که (ân towr ke), آن گونه که (ân gune ke)

   چنانچه گفته شد ― čenânče gofte šod ― as was said

Usage notes

• Style guides say چنانچه (čenânče) must be used for "if" and چنانکه (čenânke) for "just as," but in practice the two are often confused.