See also: رأست

Baluchi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *Hraštáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.

Adjective

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راست (rást)

  1. right

Antonyms

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Khalaj

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Adjective

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راست (râst)

  1. Arabic spelling of râst (true, right)

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian راست (rāst, straight; right), from Middle Persian rāst, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫 (rāsta, right), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás.

Adjective

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راست (râst)

  1. straight, not crooked, curly, or bent, having a constant direction throughout its length
    Synonyms: طوغری (doğrı), مستقیم (müstekim)
  2. true, right, correct, accurate, free from errors or mistakes, complying with correctness
    Synonym: طوغری (doğrı)
  3. right, designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north
    Synonym: صاغ (sağ)
  4. right, correct, proper, suitable, appropriate, having the required properties for a purpose

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: rast
  • Albanian: rast

Further reading

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian rāst, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫 (rāsta, right), from Proto-Iranian *Hraštáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hraštás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (having moved in a straight line), from *h₃reǵ- (to straighten, direct). Cognate with English right.[1]

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? rāst
Dari reading? rāst
Iranian reading? râst
Tajik reading? rost
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Adjective

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Dari راست
Iranian Persian
Tajik рост

راست (râst)

  1. straight
    Synonym: مستقیم (mostaqim)
    Antonym: کج (kaj)
    خطِ راستxat-e râststraight line
  2. direct; straight
    راست برو.râst borow.Go directly.
    راست رفت منزل.râst raft manzel.He went straight home.
  3. right (dexter, opposite of left)
    Antonym: چپ (čap)
    چشمِ راستčešm-e râstright eye
  4. true; right
    Synonym: درست (dorost)
    Antonym: دروغ (doruğ)
    راست گفتنrâst goftanto tell the truth
  5. erect

Derived terms

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Noun

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راست (râst)

  1. truth
    Antonym: دروغ (doruğ)
    دروغ مصلحت آمیز به از راست فتنه انگیز.
    doruğ-e maslahat-âmiz beh az râst-e fetne-angiz.
    A lie which brings benefit is better than a truth that causes sedition.
    (a Classical Persian saying)
  2. (music) rast (a Persian mode)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Edelʹman, D. I. (2020) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 6, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 437