راحت

What it means

راحت (râhat) means “comfortable,” “easy,” or “relaxed.” Arabic loanword used universally in Persian, with three closely related senses depending on context.

The senses

• Comfortable (physical): این صندلی راحت است (in sandali râhat ast) “This chair is comfortable”
• Easy (effort): این کار راحت است (in kâr râhat ast) “This work is easy”
• Relaxed (mental): راحت باش (râhat bâsh) “Be at ease”

Common pairings

• راحتی (râhati) “comfort, ease”
• صندلی راحتی (sandali-ye râhati) “comfortable chair, armchair”
• راحت‌طلب (râhat-talab) “lazy, comfort-seeking”
• به راحتی (be râhati) “easily”

Comparative and superlative

• راحت (râhat)
• راحت‌تر (râhat-tar) “more comfortable, easier”
• راحت‌ترین (râhat-tarin) “most comfortable, easiest”

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab