رأسا
Persian
Alternative forms
- راسا (unhamzated)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَأْسًا (raʔsan). By surface analysis, رأس (ra's) + ـاً (-an).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈraʔ.san/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ráʔ.sän]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɹǽʔ.sæn]
- (Tehrani) IPA(key): [ɹǽː.sæn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɾáʔ.sän]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | rá'san |
| Dari reading? | ra'san |
| Iranian reading? | ra'san |
| Tajik reading? | ra'san |
Adverb
رأسا • (ra'san) (Tajik spelling раъсан)
- straight, directly
- Synonym: مستقیم (mustaqīm / mostaġim)
- رأسا به جهنم میروی (formal Persian) ― ra'san ba jahannam mē-rawī / ra'san be jahannam mi-ravi ― You're going straight to hell
Related terms
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ر ء س (0 c, 4 e)
Further reading
- Bulkin, Carleton (2012), “راسا”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “رأسا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim