رت

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ratta), from Sanskrit रक्त (rakta).

Pronunciation

  • (phr) IPA(key): /ɾət̪.t̪ə̆/

Noun

رت (ratt)

  1. blood

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ratta), from Sanskrit रक्त (rakta).

Pronunciation

Noun

رَتّ • (rattf (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੱਤ)

  1. blood
    Synonyms: لَہُو (lahū), خُوݨ (xūṇ)
  2. (by extension, figuratively):
    1. relationship (by blood)
    2. love
    3. good luck
Declension
Declension of رت
singular plural
direct رَتّ (ratt) رَتّاں (rattāṉ)
oblique رَتّ (ratt) رَتّاں (rattāṉ)
vocative رَتّے (ratte) رَتّو (ratto)
ablative رَتّوں (rattoṉ)
locative رَتّی (rattī) رَتِّیں (rattiīṉ)
instrumental رَتّے (ratte) رَتِّیں (rattiīṉ)
Derived terms

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “رت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • ਰੱਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “rakta¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 610

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtú) via metathesis. Cognate with Urdu رُت (rut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾʊt̪ː/
  • Rhymes: -ʊt̪ː

Noun

رُتّ • (ruttf (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੁੱਤ)

  1. season
  2. weather
Declension
Declension of رت
singular plural
direct رُتّ (rutt) رُتّاں (ruttāṉ)
oblique رُتّ (rutt) رُتّاں (ruttāṉ)
vocative رُتّے (rutte) رُتّو (rutto)
ablative رُتّوں (ruttoṉ)
locative رُتّی (ruttī) رُتِّیں (ruttiīṉ)
instrumental رُتّے (rutte) رُتِّیں (ruttiīṉ)
Synonyms

References

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “رُت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • ਰੁੱਤ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026

Sindhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit रक्त (rakta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rət̪ʊ]

Noun

رَتُ • (ratum (Devanagari रतु)

  1. blood

References

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “رَتُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society