کہ
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /keː/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian که (ki), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭪 (AYK /kū/).
Conjunction
کہ • (kih, ke) (Hindi spelling कि)
- 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).
Usage notes
Usually used in questions as an exclusive or.
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