راہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian راه (rāh), from Middle Persian lʾs (/⁠rāh⁠/, “road, way”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːɦ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɦ

Noun

راہ • (rāh) f (Hindi spelling राह)

1. path
2. route
3. way

Related terms

• راہ آہن (rāh-āhan, “railway, railroad”)
• شاہراہ (śāhrāh, “highway”)

References

• “راہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “راہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.