براہ راست

Urdu

Etymology

From براہ (barāh, “via, for”) +‎ راست (rāst, “direct”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bə.ɾɑːɦ.e.ɾɑːst̪/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːst̪

Adverb

بَراہِ راسْت • (barāh-i rāst) (Hindi spelling बराह-ए-रास्त)

1. directly
2. (broadcasting) live, on air

   Antonym: نَشَر مُکَرَّر (naśar mukarrar, “repeat”, literally “previous broadcast”)

Further reading

• “baraah-e-raast”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.