براہ راست

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bə.ɾɑːɦ.e.ɾɑːst̪/
  • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːst̪

Adverb

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

  1. directly
    Synonym: باقاعِدَہ (bāqā'ida)
  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, 2025.