راست

See also: رأست‎

Baluchi

Adjective

راست • (rást)

1. right

Antonyms

• چپ‎ (capp)

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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

• IPA^(key): [rɒːstʰ]

Adjective

Dari Persian	راست
Iranian Persian
Tajik	рост (rost)

راست • (râst)

1. straight
2. true
3. right (just)
4. right (dexter)
5. direct
6. erect
7. rast (a Persian mode)

Antonyms

• چپ‎ (chap)

Derived terms

• راستی‎ (râsti)
• راستگو‎ (râstgu)
• راست کردن‎ (râst kardan)
• راست گفتن‎ (râst goftan)