راست

See also: رأست

Baluchi

Etymology

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

Adjective

راست • (rást)

1. right

Antonyms

• چپ (capp)

Khalaj

Adjective

راست (râst)

1. Arabic spelling of râst (“true, right”)

Persian

Alternative forms

• راس (râs) (colloquial)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɾɑːst]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɑːst̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [rɑːst̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [rɑːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [rɔːs]

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹɒːst̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɹɒːst̪]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [ɹɒːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɾɔst̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	rāst
Iranian reading?	râst
Tajik reading?	rost

• Audio (Iran):

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Adjective

Dari	راست
Iranian Persian
Tajik	рост

راست • (râst)

1. straight

   Synonym: مستقیم (mostaqim)

   Antonym: کج (kaj)

   خطِ راست ― xat-e râst ― straight 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 راست ― češm-e râst ― right eye

4. true; right

   Synonym: درست (dorost)

   Antonym: دروغ (doruğ)

   راست گفتن ― râst goftan ― to tell the truth

5. erect

Derived terms

• راست کردن (râst kardan)
• راست گفتن (râst goftan)
• راستگو (râstgu)
• راستی (râsti)
• راستین (râstin)
• یک راست (yek râst)

 

Noun

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

• → Armenian: ռաստ (ṙast)
• → Hindustani: rāst

  Hindi: रास्त

  Urdu: راست

• → Kazakh: рас (ras)
• → Khalaj: râst
• → Ottoman Turkish: راست (râst)
  • Turkish: rast
• → Uzbek: rost
• → Yagnobi: рост (rost)