राह

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian راه (rāh), from Middle Persian rʾh (rāh), from Proto-Iranian *Hrāθáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrātʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”). Compare Punjabi ਰਾਹ (rāh).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːɦ/, [ɾäːʱ]

Noun

राह • (rāh) f (Urdu spelling راہ)

1. route, way

   Synonyms: रास्ता (rāstā), पथ (path), मार्ग (mārg)

Declension

Declension of राह (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राह rāh	राहें rāhẽ
oblique	राह rāh	राहों rāhõ
vocative	राह rāh	राहो rāho

Derived terms

• राहगीर (rāhgīr)
• जहाँ चाह वहाँ राह (jahā̃ cāh vahā̃ rāh)
• राही (rāhī)
• चौराहा (caurāhā)
• गुमराह (gumrāh)