کہ

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian که (ke), from Middle Persian [script needed] (AYK /kū/).

Conjunction

کہ (kih) (Hindi spelling कि)

  1. that
    مجھے پتہ نہیں تھا کہ تم سندھی بول سکتے ہو۔
    mujhe patah nahī̃ thā ke 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 as کہ … کہ … (ke … ke …, … or …).

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