"تا" meaning in Persian

See تا in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: [tɑː] [Classical-Persian], [t̪ʰɑː] [Dari, formal], [t̪ʰɑː] [Dari, formal], [t̪ʰɑː] [Kabuli], [t̪ʰɔː] (note: Hazaragi), [t̪ʰɒː] [Iran, formal], [t̪ʰɔ] [Tajik, formal] Forms: tâ [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [script needed] (OD /⁠tā⁠/, “until, so that”), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 (y-a-t-a /⁠yātā⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyátʰaH (“as, like”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hyós. Compare Sanskrit यथा (yathā). Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|t=until, so that|tr=OD|ts=tā}} Middle Persian [script needed] (OD /⁠tā⁠/, “until, so that”), {{der|fa|peo|𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠|ts=yātā}} Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 (y-a-t-a /⁠yātā⁠/), {{inh|fa|iir-pro|*HyátʰaH||as, like}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyátʰaH (“as, like”), {{der|fa|ine-pro|*yós|*Hyós}} Proto-Indo-European *Hyós, {{cog|sa|यथा}} Sanskrit यथा (yathā) Head templates: {{head|fa|conjunction|head=تا|tr=tâ}} تا • (tâ)
  1. (usually in the initial clause) as long as, so long as, as far as
    Sense id: en-تا-fa-conj-nVpceIrv Categories (other): Persian prepositions Disambiguation of Persian prepositions: 15 19 20 10 5 18 13
  2. (usually in the initial clause) by the time, when
    Sense id: en-تا-fa-conj-wRzXjKHq Categories (other): Persian entries with incorrect language header, Persian prepositions Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 10 37 14 0 10 17 0 2 6 4 Disambiguation of Persian prepositions: 15 19 20 10 5 18 13
  3. (in the initial clause, taking the main stress of the sentence) as soon as Synonyms: همینکه
    Sense id: en-تا-fa-conj-lZvkLzhe Categories (other): Persian prepositions Disambiguation of Persian prepositions: 15 19 20 10 5 18 13
  4. (in a subsequent clause) until
    Sense id: en-تا-fa-conj-LjIA3oS5 Categories (other): Persian prepositions Disambiguation of Persian prepositions: 15 19 20 10 5 18 13
  5. (with subjunctive, in a subsequent clause) to; in order to; so that Tags: with-subjunctive Synonyms: تا اینکه, که
    Sense id: en-تا-fa-conj-vps1qGqY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [tɑː] [Classical-Persian], [t̪ʰɑː] [Dari, formal], [t̪ʰɑː] [Dari, formal], [t̪ʰɑː] [Kabuli], [t̪ʰɔː] (note: Hazaragi), [t̪ʰɒː] [Iran, formal], [t̪ʰɔ] [Tajik, formal] Forms: tâ [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [script needed] (tʾk' /⁠tāg⁠/, “item; unit; single”), already used as a classifier in MP. Doublet of طاق (tâq, “odd (of a number); unique”), which apparently passed through Arabic. Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal||t=item; unit; single|tr=tʾk'|ts=tāg}} Middle Persian [script needed] (tʾk' /⁠tāg⁠/, “item; unit; single”), {{doublet|fa|طاق|t1=odd (of a number); unique|tr1=tâq}} Doublet of طاق (tâq, “odd (of a number); unique”) Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|||||||f1tr=|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=tâ|tr2=|tr3=}} تا • (tâ), {{fa-noun|tr=tâ}} تا • (tâ)
  1. The generic classifier, used as a counting unit for numbers greater than one. Obligatory in colloquial Persian.
    Sense id: en-تا-fa-noun-wPqgdVRl
  2. fold Synonyms: لا
    Sense id: en-تا-fa-noun-JVVBsdjG
  3. match; equal; peer
    Sense id: en-تا-fa-noun-uZFigYk5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: بی تا (bi tâ) (english: matchless), تا کردن (tâ kardan) (english: to fold), همتا (hamtâ) (english: equal; match), یکتا (yektâ) (english: unique) Related terms: نفر (english: nafar, classifier for humans)
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

IPA: [tɑː] [Classical-Persian], [t̪ʰɑː] [Dari, formal], [t̪ʰɑː] [Dari, formal], [t̪ʰɑː] [Kabuli], [t̪ʰɔː] (note: Hazaragi), [t̪ʰɒː] [Iran, formal], [t̪ʰɔ] [Tajik, formal] Forms: tâ [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [script needed] (OD /⁠tā⁠/, “until, so that”), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 (y-a-t-a /⁠yātā⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyátʰaH (“as, like”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hyós. Compare Sanskrit यथा (yathā). Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|t=until, so that|tr=OD|ts=tā}} Middle Persian [script needed] (OD /⁠tā⁠/, “until, so that”), {{der|fa|peo|𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠|ts=yātā}} Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 (y-a-t-a /⁠yātā⁠/), {{inh|fa|iir-pro|*HyátʰaH||as, like}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyátʰaH (“as, like”), {{der|fa|ine-pro|*yós|*Hyós}} Proto-Indo-European *Hyós, {{cog|sa|यथा}} Sanskrit यथा (yathā) Head templates: {{head|fa|preposition|head=تا|tr=tâ}} تا • (tâ)
  1. until; as far as; up to (in time or space)
    Sense id: en-تا-fa-prep-x6j3snLK Categories (other): Persian prepositions Disambiguation of Persian prepositions: 15 19 20 10 5 18 13
  2. than (used in comparisons) Synonyms: از
    Sense id: en-تا-fa-prep-yK-e2DX7 Categories (other): Persian prepositions Disambiguation of Persian prepositions: 15 19 20 10 5 18 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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          "english": "until last year",
          "roman": "tâ parsâl",
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          "english": "up to an extent",
          "roman": "tâ andâze-'i",
          "text": "تا اندازهای",
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        {
          "english": "I went up to the windowside.",
          "roman": "tâ kenâr-e panjere raftam.",
          "text": "تا کنارِ پنجره رفتم.",
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          "english": "distance from Isfahan to Tehran",
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          "english": "as far as he remembers",
          "roman": "tâ yâd-aš mi-âyad",
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        {
          "english": "As long as my mother is there, he should go.",
          "roman": "tâ mâdar-am ânjâ-st u bâyad beravad.",
          "text": "تا مادرم آنجاست او باید برود.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "literally, “As long as you do not go, your mother will not come.”",
          "text": "تا تو نروی٬ مادرت نمیآید.\ntâ to na-ravi, mâdar-at ne-mi-âyad.\nYour mother will not come until you go.",
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        "as long as, so long as, as far as"
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          "so long as",
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        "(usually in the initial clause) as long as, so long as, as far as"
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          "_dis": "10 37 14 0 10 17 0 2 6 4",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "By the time I arrived, the girl had left.",
          "roman": "tâ residam doxtar rafte bud.",
          "text": "تا رسیدم دختر رفته بود.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "By the time I finished my studies, I had found good job.",
          "roman": "tâ dars-am râ tamâm kardam, kâr-e xubi peydâ karde budam.",
          "text": "تا درسم را تمام کردم، کار خوبی پیدا کرده بودم.",
          "type": "example"
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        "(usually in the initial clause) by the time, when"
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        {
          "english": "As soon as I saw him, I left the house.",
          "roman": "tâ man didam-eš, xâne râ tark kardam.",
          "text": "تا من دیدمش، خانه را ترک کردم.",
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      ],
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        "in the initial clause"
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        {
          "word": "همینکه"
        }
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    },
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        {
          "english": "Your mother will not come until you go.",
          "roman": "mâdar-at ne-mi-âyad tâ to beravi.",
          "text": "مادرت نمیآید تا تو بروی.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "(in a subsequent clause) until"
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        {
          "english": "I went to see him.",
          "roman": "raftam tâ u râ bebinam.",
          "text": "رفتم تا او را ببینم.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to; in order to; so that"
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        ]
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        "(with subjunctive, in a subsequent clause) to; in order to; so that"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "تا اینکه"
        },
        {
          "word": "که"
        }
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      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
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        "Dari",
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      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
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      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
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      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɒː]",
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      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɔ]",
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    }
  ],
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}

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "matchless",
      "roman": "bi tâ",
      "word": "بی تا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to fold",
      "roman": "tâ kardan",
      "word": "تا کردن"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "equal; match",
      "roman": "hamtâ",
      "word": "همتا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "unique",
      "roman": "yektâ",
      "word": "یکتا"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "tâ"
      },
      "expansion": "تا • (tâ)",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "nafar, classifier for humans",
      "word": "نفر"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Yesterday I bought twenty-four books.",
          "roman": "diruz bist-o-čahâr tâ ketâb xaridam.",
          "text": "دیروز ۲۴تا کتاب خریدم.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "These six are the best.",
          "roman": "in šeš tâ behtar az hame hastand.",
          "text": "این ۶تا بهتر از همه هستند.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "The generic classifier, used as a counting unit for numbers greater than one. Obligatory in colloquial Persian."
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        [
          "classifier",
          "classifier#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "fold"
      ],
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        [
          "fold",
          "fold"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "لا"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "match; equal; peer"
      ],
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        [
          "match",
          "match"
        ],
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          "equal",
          "equal"
        ],
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          "peer",
          "peer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[tɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɔː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɒː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "تا"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Persian conjunctions",
    "Persian doublets",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Persian prepositions",
    "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms derived from Old Persian",
    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
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  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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        "ts": "tā"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "as, like"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "4": "*Hyós"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "यथा"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit यथा (yathā)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [script needed] (OD /⁠tā⁠/, “until, so that”), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 (y-a-t-a /⁠yātā⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyátʰaH (“as, like”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hyós. Compare Sanskrit यथा (yathā).",
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    {
      "form": "tâ",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
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        "tr": "tâ"
      },
      "expansion": "تا • (tâ)",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "until last year",
          "roman": "tâ parsâl",
          "text": "تا پارسال",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "up to an extent",
          "roman": "tâ andâze-'i",
          "text": "تا اندازهای",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I went up to the windowside.",
          "roman": "tâ kenâr-e panjere raftam.",
          "text": "تا کنارِ پنجره رفتم.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "distance from Isfahan to Tehran",
          "roman": "fâsele-ye esfahân tâ tehrân",
          "text": "فاصله اصفهان تا تهران",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "until; as far as; up to (in time or space)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "until",
          "until"
        ],
        [
          "as far as",
          "as far as"
        ],
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          "up to",
          "up to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "than (used in comparisons)"
      ],
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        [
          "than",
          "than"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "از"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[tɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɔː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɒː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "تا"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Persian conjunctions",
    "Persian doublets",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
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    "Persian terms derived from Old Persian",
    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms"
  ],
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        "t": "until, so that",
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        "ts": "tā"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "peo",
        "3": "𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠",
        "ts": "yātā"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 (y-a-t-a /⁠yātā⁠/)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
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        "3": "*HyátʰaH",
        "4": "",
        "5": "as, like"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyátʰaH (“as, like”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
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        "3": "*yós",
        "4": "*Hyós"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *Hyós",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "यथा"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit यथा (yathā)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [script needed] (OD /⁠tā⁠/, “until, so that”), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 (y-a-t-a /⁠yātā⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyátʰaH (“as, like”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hyós. Compare Sanskrit यथा (yathā).",
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    {
      "form": "tâ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "head": "تا",
        "tr": "tâ"
      },
      "expansion": "تا • (tâ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
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      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "as far as he remembers",
          "roman": "tâ yâd-aš mi-âyad",
          "text": "تا یادش میآید",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "As long as my mother is there, he should go.",
          "roman": "tâ mâdar-am ânjâ-st u bâyad beravad.",
          "text": "تا مادرم آنجاست او باید برود.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "literally, “As long as you do not go, your mother will not come.”",
          "text": "تا تو نروی٬ مادرت نمیآید.\ntâ to na-ravi, mâdar-at ne-mi-âyad.\nYour mother will not come until you go.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as long as, so long as, as far as"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "as long as",
          "as long as"
        ],
        [
          "so long as",
          "so long as"
        ],
        [
          "as far as",
          "as far as"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "usually in the initial clause",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(usually in the initial clause) as long as, so long as, as far as"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "By the time I arrived, the girl had left.",
          "roman": "tâ residam doxtar rafte bud.",
          "text": "تا رسیدم دختر رفته بود.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "By the time I finished my studies, I had found good job.",
          "roman": "tâ dars-am râ tamâm kardam, kâr-e xubi peydâ karde budam.",
          "text": "تا درسم را تمام کردم، کار خوبی پیدا کرده بودم.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by the time, when"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "by the time",
          "by the time"
        ],
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "usually in the initial clause",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(usually in the initial clause) by the time, when"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "As soon as I saw him, I left the house.",
          "roman": "tâ man didam-eš, xâne râ tark kardam.",
          "text": "تا من دیدمش، خانه را ترک کردم.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as soon as"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "as soon as",
          "as soon as"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "taking the main stress of the sentence",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the initial clause, taking the main stress of the sentence) as soon as"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the initial clause"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "همینکه"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Your mother will not come until you go.",
          "roman": "mâdar-at ne-mi-âyad tâ to beravi.",
          "text": "مادرت نمیآید تا تو بروی.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "until"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "until",
          "until"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in a subsequent clause) until"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in a subsequent clause"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I went to see him.",
          "roman": "raftam tâ u râ bebinam.",
          "text": "رفتم تا او را ببینم.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to; in order to; so that"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "in order to",
          "in order to"
        ],
        [
          "so that",
          "so that"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with subjunctive, in a subsequent clause) to; in order to; so that"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in a subsequent clause"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "تا اینکه"
        },
        {
          "word": "که"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-subjunctive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[tɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɔː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɒː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "تا"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Persian doublets",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian nouns",
    "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "matchless",
      "roman": "bi tâ",
      "word": "بی تا"
    },
    {
      "english": "to fold",
      "roman": "tâ kardan",
      "word": "تا کردن"
    },
    {
      "english": "equal; match",
      "roman": "hamtâ",
      "word": "همتا"
    },
    {
      "english": "unique",
      "roman": "yektâ",
      "word": "یکتا"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "",
        "t": "item; unit; single",
        "tr": "tʾk'",
        "ts": "tāg"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [script needed] (tʾk' /⁠tāg⁠/, “item; unit; single”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "طاق",
        "t1": "odd (of a number); unique",
        "tr1": "tâq"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of طاق (tâq, “odd (of a number); unique”)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian [script needed] (tʾk' /⁠tāg⁠/, “item; unit; single”), already used as a classifier in MP. Doublet of طاق (tâq, “odd (of a number); unique”), which apparently passed through Arabic.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tâ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "f1tr": "",
        "f2tr": "",
        "f3tr": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "tr": "tâ",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "تا • (tâ)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "tâ"
      },
      "expansion": "تا • (tâ)",
      "name": "fa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "nafar, classifier for humans",
      "word": "نفر"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Yesterday I bought twenty-four books.",
          "roman": "diruz bist-o-čahâr tâ ketâb xaridam.",
          "text": "دیروز ۲۴تا کتاب خریدم.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "These six are the best.",
          "roman": "in šeš tâ behtar az hame hastand.",
          "text": "این ۶تا بهتر از همه هستند.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The generic classifier, used as a counting unit for numbers greater than one. Obligatory in colloquial Persian."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "classifier",
          "classifier#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fold"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fold",
          "fold"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "لا"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "match; equal; peer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "match",
          "match"
        ],
        [
          "equal",
          "equal"
        ],
        [
          "peer",
          "peer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[tɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɑː]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɔː]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɒː]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪ʰɔ]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "تا"
}

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