چیست

Persian

Etymology

A contraction of چی (či, what) and است (ast, is)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰiːst̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰi.jä], [t͡ʃʰiːs]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰist̪]
 

Readings
Classical reading? čīst
Dari reading? čīst
Iranian reading? čist
Tajik reading? čist

Phrase

Dari چیست
Iranian Persian
Tajik чист

چیست • (čist)

  1. what's (what is)
    عنوان این کتاب چیست؟
    'onvân-e in ketâb čist?
    What's the title of this book?
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