کہ

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian که (ki), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭪 (AYK /⁠kū⁠/).

Conjunction

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

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

کہ • (ke, ki) (Hindi spelling कि)

  1. or
    Synonym: یا ()
Usage notes

Usually used in questions as an exclusive or.

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