چنانچه

Persian

Etymology

From (čenân) +‎ (če).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃu.ˈnaːn.t͡ʃi/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊ.nɑ́ːn.t͡ʃʰɪ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰʊ.nɑ́ːnt͡ʃʰɪ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰu.nɔ́ːnt͡ʃʰi]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰe.nɒ́ːn.t͡ʃʰe], [t͡ʃʰo.nɒ́ːn.t͡ʃʰe]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰu.nɔ́n.t͡ʃʰi]

Readings
Classical reading^?	čunānči
Dari reading^?	čunānči
Iranian reading^?	čenânče, čonânče
Tajik reading^?	čunonči

Conjunction

چنانچه • (čonânče or čenânče) (formal)

if, in the case that
Synonyms: اگر (agar), در صورتی که (dar surati ke)
(proscribed) just as, as, in the same way that; alternative form of (čenânke)
Synonyms: آن طور که (ân towr ke), آن گونه که (ân gune ke)

― čenânče gofte šod ― as was said

Usage notes

Style guides say (čenânče) must be used for "if" and (čenânke) for "just as," but in practice the two are often confused.