را

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɑ/

Pronoun

را • (râ)

1. toward me or us (pronominal prefix of the first person)

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Persian

Alternative forms

• رو (ro) (colloquial)

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɒː/
• IPA^(key): [o]
• IPA^(key): [ɾo]
• IPA^(key): [a]
• IPA^(key): [ɾa]

Particle

را • (râ)

1. 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.

2. (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.”)

3. (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)