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): [wa.ɡaɾ.na]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wä.ɡäɾ.nä]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wä.ɡäɾ.nä]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wä.ɡäɾ.nä]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [væ.ɡʲæɹ.ne]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vä.ɡäɾ.nä]

Readings
Classical reading^?	wagarna
Dari reading^?	wagarna
Iranian reading^?	vagarne
Tajik reading^?	vagarna

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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