राह

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (rāh), from Middle Persian rʾh (rāh), from Proto-Iranian *Hrāθáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrātʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”). Compare Punjabi ਰਾਹ (rāh).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːɦ/, [ɾäːʱ]

Noun

राह • (rāh) f (Urdu spelling راہ)

route, way
Synonyms: रास्ता (rāstā), पथ (path), मार्ग (mārg)

Declension

Declension of राह (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राह rāh	राहें rāhẽ
oblique	राह rāh	राहों rāhõ
vocative	राह rāh	राहो rāho

Derived terms

राहगीर (rāhgīr)
जहाँ चाह वहाँ राह (jahā̃ cāh vahā̃ rāh)
राही (rāhī)
चौराहा (caurāhā)
गुमराह (gumrāh)

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