چپ — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
چپ (čəp) is a Pashto adj meaning “keeping silent” in English او په اردو کې د «خاموش، چپ» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form چپې.
Meanings · Entry 14
ماناوې او تعریفونهچپه خوله
“keeping silently; in silence”
Grammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Fem Singular (-a) | چپه | čəp-a |
Fem Plural (-e) | چپې | čəp-e |
Plural Oblique (-o) | چپو | čəp-o |
Abstract Noun (-wālay) | چپوالی | čəp-wālay |
State / Quality (-tob) | چپتوب | čəp-tob |
Comparative (-tar) | چپتر | čəp-tar |
Superlative (-tarīn) | چپترین | čəp-tarīn |
Examples from corpora6
قاموسي او ادبي شواهدAttested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.
د سړک چپ اړخ ته وګرځئ.
“Turn to the left side of the road.”
سڑک کے بائیں جانب مڑیں۔
هغه د ډبرې د چپ کولو لپاره په چټکۍ سره حرکت وکړ.
“He moved quickly to dodge the stone.”
اس نے پتھر سے بچنے کے لیے تیزی سے حرکت کی۔
چپه خوله
“a taciturn b silently”
Derived Forms2
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چپ (adj · Entry 2)
Meanings · Entry 29
ماناوې او تعریفونهد سړک چپ اړخ ته وګرځئ.
“Turn to the left side of the road.”
سڑک کے بائیں جانب مڑیں۔
له قانون څخه چپ خوځېدل
“to break the law”
د سړک چپ اړخ ته وګرځئ.
“Turn to the left side of the road.”
سڑک کے بائیں جانب مڑیں۔
له حقیقت څخه چپ فکرپيدا کول
“to lead astray, to disorient”
سڑک کے بائیں جانب مڑیں۔
د سړک چپ اړخ ته وګرځئ.
“Turn to the left side of the road.”
سڑک کے بائیں جانب مڑیں۔
له قانون څخه چپ خوځېدل
“to break the law”
له حقیقت څ رکف چپ خه پیدا ول ک
“to lead astray, disorient”
د سړک چپ اړخ ته وګرځئ.
“Turn to the left side of the road.”
سڑک کے بائیں جانب مڑیں۔
د سړک چپ اړخ ته وګرځئ.
“Turn to the left side of the road.”
سڑک کے بائیں جانب مڑیں۔
Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword چپ (čəp) functions as a adj in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.
Phonological & Dialectal Realization
Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.