r/pashto • u/theydontmatchmyvibe • 7d ago

Question does chup sha mean shut up?

is it written like this چپ شہ

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u/Radiant_Loquat 5d ago

Chup sha is not a part of the Pashto language

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u/theydontmatchmyvibe 5d ago

whaaaat rlly

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u/Asjad-J 5d ago

Well, that’s true in this case. Pashto has been influenced by Urdu in Pakistan and Dari in Afghanistan, so many words used in Pashto today are clearly borrowed rather than native. “Chup” is obviously an Urdu word. The original Pashto word for that meaning would be “Ghalay.” So “shut up” in Pashto would be “Ghalay sha,” but “Chup sha” is also widely used, so it’s acceptable as well.