وگرنه

Persian

Alternative forms

اگرنه‎ (agarna), گرنه‎ (garna), ورنه‎ (varna), ارنه‎ (arna) (archaic)

Etymology

‎ (va, “and”) +‎ ‎ (agar, “if”) +‎ ‎ (na, “not”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /waɡaɾna/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /waɡaɾna/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /væɡæɾne/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /vaɡaɾna/

Adverb

وگرنه • (vagarna)

otherwise; or else; if not
Synonyms: والّا‎ (vâellâ), در غیر این صورت‎ (dar ğeyr-e in surat)

‏‎‎ (more literary)
bâyad ân nân râ boxori, vagarna gorosne mi-šavi.

‏‎‎ (more colloquial)
bâyad un nun o boxori, vagarna gorosne mi-ši.
You should eat that bread, otherwise you’ll get hungry.

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