را
Pashto
Pronunciation
Pronoun
را • (râ)
Persian
Alternative forms
- رو (ro) (colloquial)
Etymology
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From Middle Persian lʾd (rāy), from Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎭 (ra-a-da, rād, “cause, reason, because of, due to”) from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to fit together”).[1]
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [o]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ɾo]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Kabuli" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [a]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 298: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Kabuli" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ɾa]
Particle
را • (râ)
- indicates that the preceding noun phrase is a definite direct object
- دیروز او را دیدم.
- Diruz u râ didam.
- I saw him yesterday.
- باید تو را پیدا کنم.
- Bâyad to râ peydâ konam.
- I have to find you.
- (often dated) to; indicates that the preceding noun phrase is an indirect object
- خدا را شكر.
- Xodâ râ šokr.
- Thank God.
- (literally, “Thanks [be] to God.”)
- (archaic) for the sake of
Usage notes
- را (râ) follows the direct object only if the referent has already been identified or is immediately identifiable. In English, this will usually correspond to a personal pronoun, a proper noun, or a common noun preceded by the definite article (the), a demonstrative determiner, or a possessive determiner.
Synonyms
- (to): به (be)
References
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- Pashto terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian
- Persian terms derived from Middle Persian
- Persian terms inherited from Old Persian
- Persian terms derived from Old Persian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian particles
- Persian terms with usage examples
- Persian dated terms
- Persian terms with archaic senses