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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

rast.

true, correct, right

4 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɾast/

  1. true, correct, right

    dated
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish راست (rast), from Classical Persian راست (rāst), from Middle Persian rāst, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫 (rāsta), 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”).

noun/ˈɾast/

  1. coincidence

    dated

  2. the act of hitting a target

    dated

  3. rast (a kind of maqam)

    dated
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish راست (rast), from Classical Persian راست (rāst), from Middle Persian rāst, from Old Persian 𐎼𐎠𐎿𐎫 (rāsta), 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”).

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