Meaning

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

Synonyms

راست

rastgir

rastê

تهواو

durist

rêk

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/rɑːst/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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