چیست

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /t͡ʃiːst/
  • (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /t͡ʃiːst/
  • (Tajik): IPA(key): /t͡ʃist/
  • (Tehrani) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰiːs], [ˈt͡ʃʰiːe]
  • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [tʃiːs]

Phrase

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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