rast

Meaning

1. straight
2. right, correct
3. right (dexter, opposite of left)
4. true, right
5. erect
6. direct

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rɑːst/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Balîfa min rast bike .

Fix my pillow.

Bersiva rast nîşan bike .

Mark the correct answer.

Dîwarê rast nahilşê.

The right wall does not move.

Ma ev agahî rast e?

Is this information correct?

Divê em wan rast bi kar bînin.

We have to use them properly.

Bizîvire çepê û rast here.

Turn left and go right.

Ew çi bibêje, dijbera wê rast e.

Whatever she says, her opposite is true.

Hûn bi ku ve diçin, ew ne rêya rast e.

Where you are going is not the right way.