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)
- directly
- Synonym: باقاعِدَہ (bāqā'ida)
- (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.